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Peer reviewedDalrymple, G. Brent – Journal of Geological Education, 1983
Thomas G. Barnes, geologist/creationist, argues that the geomagnetic field was created by unknown processes when earth was created and has been decaying (irreversibly/exponentially) with a half-life of about 1,400 years since then. Shows that Barnes' proposition is wrong and explains why the earth's age cannot be determined from magnetic-field…
Descriptors: College Science, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Creationism, Earth Science
