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Which Scientist Used a Mathematical Model and the Rate of Earth's

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Which scientist used a mathematical model and the rate of Earth's cooling to calculate that the age of the Earth must be 20-400 million years old?


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

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