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Bones, Rocks and Stars

The Science of When Things Happened
By:C. Turney
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781403985996
eText ISBN:9780230552302
Edition:2
Copyright:2006
Format:Page Fidelity

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What is the Turin Shroud? When were the Pyramids built? Why did the dinosaurs die out? How did the Earth take shape? With questions like these, says Chris Turney, time is of the essence. And understanding how we pinpoint the past, he cautions, is crucial to putting the present in perspective and planning for the future.