earliest known time

[Alehana]

just wondering, coz my parents got back from kimberly (north WA) and they said that rock there was 1300 million years old, so i wondered what was the earliest known time, how many years ago was that, surely more than 1300 million, but its still an incredible amount of time.

 

[Bastard Squad]

The oldest age of rocks on earth is about 3 billion years, but the Apollo missions found rocks as old as 4.5 billion years on the moon.

 

[gunnamatta bay]

what year did god create the universe?

 

[Raging Rabbit]

what year did god create the universe?

Something B.C. :sarcasm:

 

[Bastard Squad]

1967, you should know that Gunna.

 

[akazie]

Well, I know that the earlest date in history was the Battle of Halys which took place on May 28, 585 B.C. Herodotus reported that a battle between the Medes and the Lydians was interrupted by a total solar eclipse; the omen startled them and caused them to cease. Because the dates of solar eclipses can be calculated with great accuracy we know the date but some modern scholars dispute this, typical :roll:

 

[Eelectrica]

what year did god create the universe?

It was created 2.12 PM, 13th March, 5,4222,937,849,634,543 BC

 

[herbert henry1908]

The world is estimated to be about 4.3 billion years old.

If you want to read a very interesting book about the history of the world and the creation of all sciences ( including geology) you should try Bill Brysons ' A short history of nearly everything'

 

[Abz]

I actually heard on the news that the Planet is 12,000,000,000 years old and will continue to exist for another 60,000,000,000,000,000,000 years. That means it's 12 billion years old and will continue to exist for another 60 billion billions (x2) years.

 

[The General]

I actually heard on the news that the Planet is 12,000,000,000 years old and will continue to exist for another 60,000,000,000,000,000,000 years. That means it's 12 billion years old and will continue to exist for another 60 billion billions (x2) years.

Do you think the Sharks will win a premiership before then?

60 billiom billion years and won **** all has a good ring to it.

 

[Mr Angry]

Well, I know that the earlest date in history was the Battle of Halys which took place on May 28, 585 B.C. Herodotus reported that a battle between the Medes and the Lydians was interrupted by a total solar eclipse; the omen startled them and caused them to cease. Because the dates of solar eclipses can be calculated with great accuracy we know the date but some modern scholars dispute this, typical :roll:

You will find the Chinese have written history dating back to 2500BC.

 

[Spike]

I actually heard on the news that the Planet is 12,000,000,000 years old and will continue to exist for another 60,000,000,000,000,000,000 years. That means it's 12 billion years old and will continue to exist for another 60 billion billions (x2) years.

Cronulla would almost be certain to win a premiership in that time

 

[MKEB...]

perhaps even twice!

 

[Ninja]

perhaps even twice!

Now, now... lets not get carried away

 

[Mr Angry]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_writing

The original Mesopotamian writing system (ca. 3500 BCE) derives from this method of keeping accounts

 

[dannyboy]

It was created 2.12 PM, 13th March, 5,4222,937,849,634,543 BC

Is that daylight savings time?

 

[bulldog]

I don't know about all this "science" mumbo jumbo, but I had to get up at 3.30am the other week.

It was still dark.

That is the earliest time I know of.

 

[Eelectrica]

Is that daylight savings time?

No, it was UST - Universe Standard time.