How Old is the Earth? #02 Science
How was the age of the Earth determined?
By making 1,000 mistakes with style and method since Antiquity until finding the solution not so long ago!
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SUMMARY
00:00 The age of the Earth?
01:44 Philosophy
02:53 Theology
04:35 Beginnings of Physics
05:50 Geology
07:26 Biology/Geology
09:50 Physics/Mathematics
11:40 Doubt then Hope
13:25 The Solution!!!
SOURCES
This video is a very short summary of the very extensive and much longer works of Jean-Claude Ameisen and Hubert Krivine.
1- Jean-Claude Ameisen - On Darwin's Shoulders
http://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/s...
http://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/s...
http://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/s...
2- Hubert Krivine - for (much) more Details
http://pc.ac-creteil.fr/IMG/pdf/ateli...
• [Hubert Krivine] Peut-on être sûr de l'âge...
http://www.amazon.fr/terre-mythes-au-...
3- Cédric VILLANI - for a more mathematical and comprehensive approach
http://scienceouverte.fr/Quand-la-Ter...
4- Wikipedia (Yeah!) in English because the French page isn't very comprehensive
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_t...
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%82ge...
5- The Big Lebowski
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big...
6- The Method Lead-Lead
http://acces.ens-lyon.fr/acces/themat...
7- The Big Bounce
http://blogs.futura-sciences.com/barrau/
8- A huge thank you to Sébastien CARASSOU (Le Sense of Wonder), whom I only know through his channel and who didn't hesitate to recommend the super-top Dossier No. 42 "FOR SCIENCE," which dates back to 2004!