The booklet, An Ancient Universe: How Astronomers Know the Vast Scale of Cosmic Time, is a guide for teachers, students and the public. The booklet was written by a subcommittee of the American Astronomical Society’s Astronomy Education Board, and was published in 2004 by the American Astronomical Society with the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
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For information on how to order additional copies of the booklet, please contact the AAS by email at aas@aas.org or by telephone at 202-328-2010.