Which of the Following Was Not Among the Early Scientific

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not among the early scientific attempts to determine Earth's age?

A) the cooling rate of a molten iron sphere of Earth's diameter
B) the rate of sediment deposition
C) the rate at which water precipitation accumulated in the ocean
D) the geologic principles and the inferred rates of change necessary to explain the fossil record
E) the rate of salt accumulation in the ocean