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Re: When is a Year Not a Year?

To: DML <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Subject: Re: When is a Year Not a Year?
From: Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 08:12:44 +1000
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Jeff Hecht wrote:
> 
> Other radioisotope years are "real" years.

Not exactly. They are statistical likelyhoods, assuming a constant rate
of radioactive decay. 

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Dann Pigdon                   Australian Dinosaurs:
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Melbourne, Australia        http://www.alphalink.com.au/~dannj/
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References:
- When is a Year Not a Year?
  - From: "philidor11" <philidor11@snet.net>
- Re: When is a Year Not a Year?
  - From: Jeff Hecht <jeff@jeffhecht.com>

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