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TECHNIQUE DATATION [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reversal chronology
1, record 1, English, reversal%20chronology
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Because the Earth's field reverses polarity from time to time, and the reversal chronology has been determined with good accuracy for the last 100 million years or so, sediments can be dated by comparing the alignment of the magnetic particles with the established reversal history. 2, record 1, English, - reversal%20chronology
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
reversal chronology: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - reversal%20chronology
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Geomagnetic, magnetic reversal chronology. 3, record 1, English, - reversal%20chronology
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chronologie des inversions
1, record 1, French, chronologie%20des%20inversions
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les scientifiques supposaient, depuis le début du XXe siècle, que le champ magnétique de la Terre s’était inversé à plusieurs reprises au cours de son histoire [...] hypothèse [qui] a pu être confirmée [...] avec la mise au point, dans les années 1960, de la méthode de datation isotopique potassium-argon utilisant des spectromètres de masse. Cette technique a permis de dater plusieurs coulées volcaniques vieilles de 4 millions d’années, puis d’établir la chronologie des inversions survenues pendant les 5 derniers millions d’années. 2, record 1, French, - chronologie%20des%20inversions
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chronologie des inversions : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - chronologie%20des%20inversions
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Chronologie des inversions du champ magnétique terrestre. 4, record 1, French, - chronologie%20des%20inversions
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Chronologie des inversions géomagnétiques. 5, record 1, French, - chronologie%20des%20inversions
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-12-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Archaeology
- Museums
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- carbon-14 dating
1, record 2, English, carbon%2D14%20dating
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- radiocarbon dating 2, record 2, English, radiocarbon%20dating
correct
- carbon 14 dating 3, record 2, English, carbon%2014%20dating
correct
- radio-carbon dating 4, record 2, English, radio%2Dcarbon%20dating
correct, less frequent
- carbon dating 5, record 2, English, carbon%20dating
correct
- carbon-dating process 6, record 2, English, carbon%2Ddating%20process
correct
- radiocarbon method 7, record 2, English, radiocarbon%20method
correct
- 14C dating 8, record 2, English, 14C%20dating
correct
- C14 technique 7, record 2, English, C14%20technique
correct
- radioactive carbon dating 9, record 2, English, radioactive%20carbon%20dating
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method for dating material by means of carbon 14, a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 5600 years. 9, record 2, English, - carbon%2D14%20dating
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All living matter contains approximately one atom of Carbon 14 in every trillion stable atoms of Carbon. ... By measuring the proportion of radioactive to stable carbon, the point in time at which the incorporation of radioactive carbon ceased (i.e., the point of death) can be calculated. This carbon-dating process, as it is called, can be used to determine the age of anything derived from living matter as, for example, the age of wooden artifacts. 6, record 2, English, - carbon%2D14%20dating
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The C14 technique has been and continues to be applied and used in many, many different fields including hydrology, atmospheric science, oceanography, geology, palaeoclimatology, archaeology and biomedicine. 7, record 2, English, - carbon%2D14%20dating
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Archéologie
- Muséologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- datation par le carbone 14
1, record 2, French, datation%20par%20le%20carbone%2014
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- datation par le radiocarbone 2, record 2, French, datation%20par%20le%20radiocarbone
correct, feminine noun
- datation au radiocarbone 3, record 2, French, datation%20au%20radiocarbone
correct, feminine noun
- datation au carbone 14 3, record 2, French, datation%20au%20carbone%2014
correct, feminine noun
- datation 14C 4, record 2, French, datation%2014C
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- radiodatation 5, record 2, French, radiodatation
correct, feminine noun
- technique de datation par le radiocarbone 6, record 2, French, technique%20de%20datation%20par%20le%20radiocarbone
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode de datation utilisant le carbone 14, isotope radioactif dont la période est de 5600 ans. 7, record 2, French, - datation%20par%20le%20carbone%2014
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La datation par le carbone 14 est la méthode la plus employée pour la détermination de l’âge d’échantillons d’origine animale ou végétale. [...] Après la mort de la plante ou de l’animal, la teneur en radiocarbone diminue selon la loi de désintégration radioactive [...] Mesurant donc l’activité spécifique d’un échantillon provenant d’un être mort il y a «t» années et en la comparant avec l’activité spécifique actuelle, on détermine «t» à l’aide [d’une] équation [...] 8, record 2, French, - datation%20par%20le%20carbone%2014
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La technique de datation par le radiocarbone a été initiée par Willard Frank Libby de l'Université de Chicago dans les années 50. Libby a reçu le prix Nobel de chimie en 1960 pour la «Méthode d’utilisation du carbone 14 pour la détermination de l'âge en archéologie, géologie, géophysique et dans d’autres disciplines. » 6, record 2, French, - datation%20par%20le%20carbone%2014
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
datation par le radiocarbone : Cette méthode sert à déterminer l’âge approximatif d’échantillons, d’artéfacts, etc. d’origine animale, organique (fossiles mais aussi les bicarbonates contenus dans l’eau, etc.) ou végétale ainsi que des éléments constituant la matière picturale (peinture, etc.), etc. 9, record 2, French, - datation%20par%20le%20carbone%2014
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
datation 14C : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 10, record 2, French, - datation%20par%20le%20carbone%2014
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Arqueología
- Museos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- método del radiocarbono
1, record 2, Spanish, m%C3%A9todo%20del%20radiocarbono
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- método del carbono 14 1, record 2, Spanish, m%C3%A9todo%20del%20carbono%2014
masculine noun
- datación por el carbono 14 2, record 2, Spanish, dataci%C3%B3n%20por%20el%20carbono%2014
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Método para determinar la edad de un material utilizando el carbono 14, isótopo radiactivo con una semivida de 5600 años. 1, record 2, Spanish, - m%C3%A9todo%20del%20radiocarbono
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-03-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- serial date technique
1, record 3, English, serial%20date%20technique
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A number value based on a set starting date. For example, January 1, 1600, might be considered a base with a serial value of "000001" and all dates subsequently assigned the exact number of days since that base date. 1, record 3, English, - serial%20date%20technique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term related to Year 2000 compliance. 2, record 3, English, - serial%20date%20technique
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- technique de datation en série
1, record 3, French, technique%20de%20datation%20en%20s%C3%A9rie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeur numérique parlant d’une date de départ. Par exemple, le 1er janvier 1600 pourrait être la date de départ avec une date en série de «000001» et toutes les dates subséquentes sont assignées le nombre exact de jours depuis cette date de départ. 1, record 3, French, - technique%20de%20datation%20en%20s%C3%A9rie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme relatif au passage de l’an 2000. 2, record 3, French, - technique%20de%20datation%20en%20s%C3%A9rie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1989-09-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Museums
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- dating technique
1, record 4, English, dating%20technique
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Muséologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- technique de datation
1, record 4, French, technique%20de%20datation
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1982-11-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- archaeomagnetism 1, record 5, English, archaeomagnetism
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the study of the remnant magnetism of archaeological remains ... based on the facts that the magnetic field of the earth is changing continually in direction and intensity and that these changes can leave natural records, as objects of fired clay preserve a stable record of the magnetic field at the time of firing. 1, record 5, English, - archaeomagnetism
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- archéomagnétisme
1, record 5, French, arch%C3%A9omagn%C3%A9tisme
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
procédé nouveau de datation de matériel archéologique tel que la céramique(...) En soumettant à une technique spéciale de réchauffement des fragments de briques cuites E. Thellier assisté de sa femme, est parvenu à reconnaître le champ magnétique qui régnait à l'époque(de cuisson). 1, record 5, French, - arch%C3%A9omagn%C3%A9tisme
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Sociology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- effective geological technique 1, record 6, English, effective%20geological%20technique
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- technique efficace de datation 1, record 6, French, technique%20efficace%20de%20datation
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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