عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
CC78 .H44 2007eb
CC78
.
H44
2007eb
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0226322947
(Number (ISBN
1282538489
(Number (ISBN
6612538481
(Number (ISBN
9780226322940
(Number (ISBN
9781282538481
(Number (ISBN
9786612538483
Erroneous ISBN
0226322920
Erroneous ISBN
0226322939
Erroneous ISBN
9780226322926
Erroneous ISBN
9780226322933
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b772286
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
The age of everything :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
how science explores the past /
First Statement of Responsibility
Matthew Hedman.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Chicago :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Chicago Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (249 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"Scientists tell us our solar system is 4-5 billion years old. But how can they determine the ages of things that formed so long ago? In The Age of Everything, Matthew Hedman lays bare the tricks of the scientist's trade: the interdisciplinary studies of the Great Pyramids of Egypt that shed light on when and how these incredible structures were built, the analysis of the remains of humble trees that illuminates how the surface of the sun has changed over the past ten millennia, and how rocks that fall from the sky, light from distant stars, and even static on television sets help determine the ages of the earth, solar system, and universe." "Covering a wide range of timescales, from the Big Bang to human history, The Age of Everything helps bring the distant past closer to us than it has ever been. Hedman's book is a provocative and far-ranging look at how science has determined the age of everything from modern mammals to the oldest stars, and will be indispensable for all armchair time travelers."--Jacket.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
Text of Note
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Age of everything.
International Standard Book Number
9780226322926
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Archaeological dating.
Archaeology-- Technological innovations.
Geochronometry.
Radiocarbon dating.
Science-- History.
Age.
Archaeological dating.
Archaeology-- Technological innovations.
Geochronometry.
Planets-- Age.
Radiocarbon dating.
Science.
SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Archaeology.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Earth (Planet), Age.
Solar system, Age.
Earth (Planet)
Solar system.
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(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
SOC-- 003000
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
930
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1
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
CC78
Book number
.
H44
2007eb
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Hedman, Matthew,1974-
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201206180441.0
Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))
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ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
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