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Re: Kelvin and the Age of the Earth



At 08:37 AM 8/28/01 -0400, Brian Blais wrote:

I was wondering if anyone could point me to Kelvin's derivation of the age
of the Earth? I see references to it many places, but no actual
derivations. He has a similar calculation of the age of the Sun.

The Encyclopedia Britannica has a long article on Kelvin, including a
paragraph on his geological theories. It concludes with a number of
biographical and bibliographical references, including an entire book by
Burchfield: _Lord Kelvin and the Age of the Earth_ (1975).