Arthur Holmes was an English geologist who made two major contributions to the understanding of geology. He pioneered the use of radiometric dating of minerals, giving earth scientists the first reliable way to fix the age of rocks, and he was the first earth scientist to grasp the mechanical and thermal implications of convection within the mantle, an insight that helped drive the eventual acceptance of plate tectonics.
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Arthur Holmes (14 January 1890 – 20 September 1965) was an English geologist who made two major contributions to the understanding of geology.
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Arthur Holmes (14 January 1890 - 20 September 1965) was an English geologist who made two major contributions to the understanding of geology.
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14 January 1890
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20 September 1965
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Hebburn, England
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London, England
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was an English geologist
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He pioneered the use of radiometric dating of minerals
Age of the Earth
publishing his famous book The Age of the Earth in 1913
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Wikidata Q606039, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Arthur Holmes (Wikidata)
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citizen of United Kingdom
P19 (place of birth) [1]
born in Gateshead
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died in London
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