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What Was a Reason That Lord Kelvin Wrong

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Question 79

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What was a reason that Lord Kelvin wrong?


A) He was a bit off on his calculations.
B) He was actually correct.
C) He based his estimation on the literal interpretation of the Bible.
D) He assumed that Earth only cools by conduction.

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