GEOG 2RC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Canadian Shield, Ellipse, James Ussher
20 Jan 2018
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Canadian regional geography part 1: the search for truth in social sciences. Fact or fiction: the earth is round (i. e. a perfect sphere) > false it is not a perfect sphere. > actually, called a geoid: rocks found in the slave province in nwt are roughly 4 billion years old. > recall earth is roughly 4. 5 billion years old. > authority and integrity of credible scientific sources can indicate validity. > reproductability of the results also enhances the validity, since it is possible to test rocks the montreal canadians have won the most consecutive stanley cup championships, totalling to 5 from 1955-1960. > personal accounts and memories from fans and non-fans. In 1650 archbishop james ussher (1650) calculated that the world was created on. Sunday, october 23rd 4004 bc at 9 am london time which is midnight in the garden of. > calculates by counting back and calculating dates in the bible.
