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mr_lebowski

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1. That strikes me as a pretty major discovery, assuming this is the first time it's been proven

Reply to Jim__ (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2020, 02:06 PM

Mar 2020

Also rather shocking if it's actually a discovery at this point in time. I'd have thought they'd have reckoned something like this ... rather long ago.

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Ancient shell shows days were half-hour shorter 70 million years ago [View all] Jim__ Mar 2020 OP

That strikes me as a pretty major discovery, assuming this is the first time it's been proven mr_lebowski Mar 2020 #1

I think it's more of a confirmation of a prediction. Jim__ Mar 2020 #2

It confirms and fine tunes a lot of things. Igel Mar 2020 #3