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Lord Kelvin and the Age of the Earth

Lord Kelvin and the Age of the Earth

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Publisher's Synopsis

Burchfield charts the enormous impact made by Lord Kelvin's application of thermodynamic laws to the question of the earth's age and the heated debate his ideas sparked among British Victorian physicists, astronomers, geologists, and biologists.

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Macmillan

Macmillan is the hardback imprint of Pan Macmillan and publishes major British and international fiction authors as well as serious history, biography & memoir, politics, sport and current affairs. It also publishes a wide variety of annuals and series.

Book information

ISBN: 9780333181096
Publisher: Macmillan
Imprint: Macmillan
Pub date:
DEWEY: 551.7
DEWEY edition: 18
Number of pages: 260
Weight: -1g