Which Scientist Used a Mathematical Model and the Rate of Earth's

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which scientist used a mathematical model and the rate of Earth's cooling to calculate that the age of the Earth must be 20-400 million years old?

• A) James  Hutton
• B) John  Joly
• C) James  Ussher
• D) Charles  Lyell
• E) Lord Kelvin

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