Our current understanding of the chronology of the universe, Galaxy, and Solar System represents the fulfillment of a quest that required more than t… - Brent Dalrymple

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Our current understanding of the chronology of the universe, Galaxy, and Solar System represents the fulfillment of a quest that required more than two centuries of endeavor and surely is one of the most notable and spectacular achievements of modern science.

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About Brent Dalrymple

G. Brent Dalrymple (born May 9, 1937) is an American geologist, author of The Age of the Earth and Ancient Earth, Ancient Skies, and a National Medal of Science winner.

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Alternative Names: G. Brent Dalrymple G. B. Dalrymple G.B. Dalrymple
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There is incontrovertible evidence from lead-isotopic data that meteorites are approximately 4.55 ± 0.02 Ga. We can presume, as the evidence indicates, that the solid bodies of the Solar System formed nearly simultaneously, and conclude that the Pb-Pb age of meteorites also represents the age of Earth.

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