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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: [OT} carbon 14 dating
From: "Doug Lee" <drlee9@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 09:10:01 -0400
References: <A081E604-5310-11D6-BD60-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca>

I am continually amazed by what I learn on the LUG!

- -Doug

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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.
>
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