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some questions about the age (of earth, universe, etc.)

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some questions about the age (of earth, universe, etc.)
June 9, 2011 at 1:28 pm
I know I once read something about the subject, but I remember it was quite vague and wasn't too much about it.

I'm interested in these issues (and I suppose some of you can give me some answers or some links for answers):
1. How is the age of the universe calculated?
2. How is the age of our earth calculated?
3. How do people measure the distances between stars and other celestial objects? (I'm mostly interested in those that are very far away).

P.S. If this is important, know that I do not have very advanced knowledge of physics, nor know too many things about cosmology (well, if I knew too much about cosmology then I wouldn't have asked these questions)
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some questions about the age (of earth, universe, etc.) - by Zenith - June 9, 2011 at 1:28 pm

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