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100 1 a| Hedman, Matthew,d| 1974-=| ^A755524;

245 14 a| The age of everything :b| how science explores the past /c| Matthew Hedman.;

260 a| Chicago :b| The University of Chicago Press,c| 2007.;

300 a| 249 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- The calendars of the classic Maya -- Precession, polaris, and the age of the pyramids -- The physics of carbon-14 -- Calibrating carbon-14 dates and the history of the air -- Carbon-14 and the peopling of the new world -- Potassium, argon, DNA, and walking upright -- Molecular dating and the many different types of mammals -- Meteorites and the age of the solar system -- Colors, brightness, and the age of stars -- Distances, redshifts, and the age of the universe -- Parameterizing the age of the universe.;

650 0 a| Archaeological dating.=| ^A125379;

650 0 a| Archaeologyx| Technological innovations.=| ^A105866;

650 0 a| Radiocarbon dating.=| ^A50031;

650 0 a| Sciencex| History.=| ^A213;

650 0 a| Geochronometry.=| ^A376145;

651 0 a| Earth (Planet)x| Age.=| ^A466433;

651 0 a| Solar systemx| Age.=| ^A755525;

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The age of everything : how science explores the past / Matthew Hedman.

Author/creator	Hedman, Matthew, 1974-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Description	249 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	Archaeological dating. Archaeology--Technological innovations. Radiocarbon dating. Science--History. Geochronometry. Earth (Planet)--Age. Solar system--Age.

Contents	Introduction -- The calendars of the classic Maya -- Precession, polaris, and the age of the pyramids -- The physics of carbon-14 -- Calibrating carbon-14 dates and the history of the air -- Carbon-14 and the peopling of the new world -- Potassium, argon, DNA, and walking upright -- Molecular dating and the many different types of mammals -- Meteorites and the age of the solar system -- Colors, brightness, and the age of stars -- Distances, redshifts, and the age of the universe -- Parameterizing the age of the universe.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2006100531
ISBN	9780226322926 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226322920 (cloth : alk. paper)

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