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The Age of the Elements

Study of the fomation and spontaneous decay of radioactive nuclei can reveal when certain of the elements were created. From this information one can infer the age of the universe

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 230 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “The Age of the Elements” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 230 No. 1 (), p. 69
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0174-69