Lord Kelvin and the Age of the Earth
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frontispiece
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6.00 x 9.00
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© 1975
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Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
I. Introduction
Historical Background
Measuring the Age of the Earth
References
II. Kelvin and the Physics of Time
Preliminary Speculations
Time and Thermodynamics
The Later Arguments
The Age of the Earth and the Laws of Nature
References
III. Kelvin’s Influence: The Initial Reception
Converts and Opponents
Kelvin, Darwin, and Wallace
The Kelvin-Huxley Debate
References
IV. The Triumph of Limited Time
Geology and the Measurement of Time
Physics and the Limitation of Time
References
V. Opposition and Controversy
Growing Discontent
The Challenge
The Loyal Opposition
A Biological Postscript
References
VI. Radioactivity and the Age of the Earth
Kelvin Overthrown: Radioactive Heating
Radioactive Dating
Geological Reaction
The Expansion of the Time Scale
The Report of the National Research Council
References
VII. Conclusion
Afterword
Bibliography
Index
I. Introduction
Historical Background
Measuring the Age of the Earth
References
II. Kelvin and the Physics of Time
Preliminary Speculations
Time and Thermodynamics
The Later Arguments
The Age of the Earth and the Laws of Nature
References
III. Kelvin’s Influence: The Initial Reception
Converts and Opponents
Kelvin, Darwin, and Wallace
The Kelvin-Huxley Debate
References
IV. The Triumph of Limited Time
Geology and the Measurement of Time
Physics and the Limitation of Time
References
V. Opposition and Controversy
Growing Discontent
The Challenge
The Loyal Opposition
A Biological Postscript
References
VI. Radioactivity and the Age of the Earth
Kelvin Overthrown: Radioactive Heating
Radioactive Dating
Geological Reaction
The Expansion of the Time Scale
The Report of the National Research Council
References
VII. Conclusion
Afterword
Bibliography
Index
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