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Uranium Lead Dating

United States of America · Science / Geology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1907Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1907

Bertram Boltwood1907

New Haven · Science / Geology

Uses uranium-lead ratios to estimate geological ages.

Names involved

Bertram Boltwood

Provenance

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