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title: "What is the age of Earth as calculated?"  
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#  What is the age of Earth as calculated?

## Answers

### Answer by Sanjay Goenka

**The age of the earth** is estimated to be **4.54 billion years** old. And if we see the plus and minus then it is about **50 million years.**\
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**[Overview](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82560/ring-of-fire-an-overview)** Determining the **minerals and rocks** of the different parts of the world one **can estimate the age of the earth** with the help of **carbon dating**. Like in **northwestern [Canada](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34784/why-are-flags-in-canada-at-half-mast),** scientists discovered the oldest Rock which is **about 4.3 billion old.** And in **[Australia](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62179/name-the-india-born-women-who-won-the-miss-universe-australia-2019-title)**, they found minerals that are about **4.03 billion years.** \
The scientist knew the fact that the **earth’s material is continuously changing** its formation and hence they always vary the [research](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34718/in-which-region-of-rajasthan-central-arid-zone-research-institute-is-conducting-the-project-on-standardization-conservation-and-propagation-techniques-of-economically-important-shrubs-and-herbs) place according to suitable specifications this is due to the **Rock cycle** of nature.

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It is believed that all the material which is being used in the research is related to the earth’s [property](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44059/couple-of-supportive-tips-when-taking-a-gander-at-property-for-sale) and will be the same in age hence **scientists use the Moon's sample** to check the age but, the result of the **research was similar to the earth’s one** and both of them **lies between 4.4 and 4.5 billion years.** \
**Early [calculation](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81720/google-does-largest-chemistry-calculation-new-chapter-in-quantum-computing)** The great **physicist Willian Thomson in 1862,** and the first **Boron Kelvin** published a [calculated](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31699/what-is-sensex-and-how-it-is-calculated) age of the earth and said it is about **20 million to 400 million of age.** Whereas the **geologist were not [ready to accept](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/98717/why-do-muslim-countries-are-not-ready-to-accept-all-indian-muslims-as-their-citizens) this intuition and a short span of earth.** \

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