 Quote by ryan_m_b
I understand what you're asking and I'm not to sure of the answer. One thing to remember is that many measurements of the past were accurate in the sense of being the most accurate possible. That's all our science is today as well but often is vastly more accurate which has led to uncovering many incorrect but accurate conclusions of the past.
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yes this is my point. My example of the age of the world was accurate BEFORE and understanding of radioactivity. It was based on cooling rates and of course if something is radio active it won't cool as predicted. Very simple explanation but you get the picture.
So has science gotten to such a point of accuracy that little changes? Is there little difference between the 1970 CRC Handbook and the 2011 ed.?
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