Sunday morning wake up and think trivia

10/16/05, 4:47 AM #1

D.B.
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Sunday morning wake up and think trivia

Who is credited as being the first to notice that the number of rings in a tree's cross section would tell its age?

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10/16/05, 5:28 AM #2

Dan Donaldson
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He also coined the term that is used for the technique. Neat question. Won't post the answer because I had to Google for it, but I did know the term without looking it up if that counts ;-)

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10/16/05, 10:59 AM #3

Gary Smyth
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University of AZ employee with work on ancient indian sites. Name is blank for now, no reference help -- yet.

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10/17/05, 12:52 AM #4

GordonP in Sumner, WA
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was it ??

Paul Bunyan???

Actually, how about Charles Darwin??

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10/17/05, 12:53 AM #5

GordonP in Sumner, WA
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... on the other hand

it could have been Leonardo da Vinci.

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10/17/05, 4:01 AM #6

D.B.
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Re: ... on the other hand

Yes, it was the designer of the helicopter (among a lot of other things) Leonardo da Vinci.

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10/17/05, 1:09 PM #7

Dale Lenz-Tahlequah, OK
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Re: ... on the other hand

Very good question that I did not know. Thanks,......Dale

Sunday morning wake up and think trivia

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