In the 1920s, six decades after Lord Kelvin published his estimate of the age of the Earth, the British Association for the Advancement of Science and the ____________________ concluded that Lord Kelvin was wrong. The Earth was not millions of years old but rather billions of years old.

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In the 1920s, six decades after Lord Kelvin published his estimate of the age of the Earth, the British Association for the Advancement of Science and the ____________________ concluded that Lord Kelvin was wrong.  The Earth was not millions of years old but rather billions of years old.

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Question restatement: In the 1920s, six decades after Lord Kelvin published his age estimate for the Earth, the British Association for the Advancement of Science and the ____________________ concluded that Kelvin was wrong, concluding the Earth was billions rather than millions of years old.
Option 1: 'President of the USA' would be an informal political position and does not represent a scientific body or consensus; this choice conflates political leadership with scientific assessment, which is historically inaccurate for this context.
Option 2: 'U.S. National Academy of Sciences (their National Research Council)' refers to a formal scientific organization in the United States that, along with the British Association, played a key role in challenging Kelvin’s estimate by presenting evidence for a much older Earth; this matches the historical record of scientific corroboration across nations.
Option 3: 'International Community of Scientists' is a vague descriptor and does not correspond to a specific, established body that issued the cited conclusion in the 1920s; it lacks the formal authority and naming present in historical references.
Option 4: 'Prime Minister of England' again is a political office, not a scientific body or institution, and would not be the entity typically described as jointly concluding with the British Association about Earth’s age in this historical moment.
Deeper dive into the historical context: Kelvin’s estimate (about 20–400 million years, depending on assumptions) faced scrutiny as radiometric methods and geological evidence accumulated. The collaboration or convergence of findings from established scientific entities, notably the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and similar bodies, provided authoritative challenges to Kelvin’s figure and supported an Earth age in the billions of years range. This underscores the role of scientific institutions in revising estimates when new data and methods become available.
Why the other options fail: Option 1 misconstrues the authority needed for a grand scientific conclusion. Option 3 names a generic group without institutional structure or historical accuracy for this event. Option 4 again misattributes to a political role rather than a scientific organization. In short, only a clearly identified scientific body with formal prestige aligns with the described action in the question, making the second option the historically correct choice.

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In the 1920s, six decades after Lord Kelvin published his estimate of the age of the Earth, the British Association for the Advancement of Science and the ____________________ concluded that Lord Kelvin was wrong. The Earth was not millions of years old but rather billions of years old.

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