For a series called “Time Scales,” the Further Findings research blog talked to several researchers at The University of Texas at Austin about the time scales in which they work, ranging from millions and billions of years to fractions of a second. In this installment, Sharon Mosher, a geologist and dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences, talks about working in geologic time.
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Time Scales: A billion years? That's so yesterday
By Tim Green for Further Findings
Tim Green for Further Findings
Published: July 13, 2010Comments disabled No Comments
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