The Earth: Discovering Its History

Duration: 15

Genre: Educational | Historical | Nature

Year Published: 1976

Creator: Coronet Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Credits: Clark I. Cross

Copyright: Registered 25Mar76 · MP30864 (Jan-Jun 1977) Copyright holder: Coronet Instructional Media, a division of Esquire, Inc

Description: Shows how scientists are obtaining and interpreting data from rocks and fossils in order to reconstruct events in the early history of the Earth. Reveals four basic processes used by scientists to gather data: superposition, uniformity of process, fossil correlation, and radioactive carbon dating. Explains how data gathered from space exploration may also add information about the Earth's early history.

Complete Record: Shows how scientists are obtaining and interpreting data from rocks and fossils in order to reconstruct events in the early history of the Earth. Reveals four basic processes used by scientists to gather data: superposition, uniformity of process, fossil correlation, and radioactive carbon dating. Explains how data gathered from space exploration may also add information about the Earth's early history., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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