The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays

John Joly (1857–1933) was an esteemed Irish physicist, known for his innovative thinking and pioneering research in the fields of geology and radiometry. He served as a professor of geology and mineralogy at the University of Dublin and made significant contributions to the study of radioactivity and its application in dating Earth's age. Joly's interdisciplinary approach is reflected in his liter...