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Nature, Gardens & Animals
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays
John Joly
279 pages~5 hr 34 min read$4.99
How old is the world, and how could anyone possibly weigh it? John Joly, a pioneer of dating rocks by their natural radioactivity, gathers essays that push at the deepest questions of the earth's age and making. Sharp, wide-ranging science from a genuinely original mind. Reckon with deep time in the company of a bold and inventive physicist.
Every copy includes a printable PDF edition, a beautifully typeset book you can print, mark up in the margins, and keep on your shelf. Yours the moment you own it.
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