Nature’s clocks: how scientists measure the age of almost everything
Auteur :
Macdougall, Doug
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520261617
Date de publication :
20 oct. 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
363 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Tells how scientists who were seeking to understand the past arrived at the ingenious techniques they now use to determine the age of objects and organisms. This book shows how scientists used ingenuity and inspiration to construct one of modern science's most significant accomplishments: a timescale for the earth's evolution and human prehistory.