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The Age of the Earth

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THE question “For how long has it been possible for organic beings to have lived on the earth?” must always be one of supreme interest; and it is good to find a book which states shortly but quite clearly how far we have proceeded towards an answer.

The Age of the Earth.

By A. Holmes. Pp. xii + 196. (London and New York: Harper and Brothers, 1913.) Price 2s. 6d. net.

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P., J. The Age of the Earth . Nature 91, 343–344 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/091343a0

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