Hedman, Matthew,  1974- <br/><br/>
The age of everything  how science explores the past /  [electronic resource] : 
Matthew Hedman. 
 - Chicago :  University of Chicago Press,  2007. 
 - 249 p. :  ill., maps. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA768332  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label> Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Archaeological dating.<br/>Archaeology--Technological innovations.<br/>Radiocarbon dating.<br/>Science--History.<br/>Geochronometry.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Earth--Age.<br/>Solar system--Age.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CC78  / .H44 2007eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>930.1