Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am continually amazed by what I learn on the LUG! - -Doug - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: [OT} carbon 14 dating > Actually they measure the ratio of the carbon 14 to carbon 12. As time > goes by carbon 14 decays into carbon 12 and the ratio of carbon 14 to > carbon 12 changes. The whole process is explained below so I do not have > to blab on endlessly :-) > > http://www.howstuffworks.com/carbon-14.htm > > John Collier > > On Thursday, April 18, 2002, at 02:49 PM, telyt@earthlink.net wrote: > > > ericm@pobox.com writes: > > > >> You mean the test where they measure the *decay* of various carbon > >> atoms? > >> That test? :) > > > > yep, the decay of a radioactive isotope of carbon. It's not the normal > > carbon that's decaying. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html