measurements
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Previous estimates generally placed 'Ubeidiya between 1.2 million and 1.6 million years old, but those dates relied on comparisons with other archaeological and geological evidence rather than direct measurements.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
These biological measurements differ from chronological age, which simply reflects how many years someone has been alive.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
Further investigation revealed why the measurements appeared to conflict.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
These measurements help scientists better understand changes in the length of Earth's day over thousands of years.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
But Ptolemy and his followers had assumed that measurements could be regarded as approximations: in practice, there were bound to be minor discrepancies between theoretical predictions and actual measurements.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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