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Who,by Virtue of a Mathematical Model,concluded That Earth Could Not

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Who,by virtue of a mathematical model,concluded that Earth could not be older than 100 million years and no younger than 20 million years?


A) Charles Lyell
B) William Smith
C) James Hutton
D) Lord Kelvin
E) John Joly

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