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Badash, Lawrence – Scientific American, 1989
Summarizes the development of the Earth's age calculation including the work of Archbishop Ussher, James Hutton, Lord Kelvin, Ernest Rutherford, Bertram Boltwood, and Arthur Holmes. Describes the changes in radioisotope dating methods. (YP)
Descriptors: Evolution, Geology, Paleontology, Physics
Peer reviewedBligh, Philip – Physics Education, 1989
Explains changes in the scientific world view. Describes the classical mechanistic-reductionist paradigm and some modern examples of changes including evolution, self-organizing universe, non-linearity, subjectivity, and software. (YP)
Descriptors: Epistemology, Evolution, Models, Philosophy
