The earliest attempt to prove the age being longer that a few thousand year is a science fiction story written by De Maillet.
Which no one of the 1740's would have considered anything but science fiction. ...
De Maillet's science fiction book would have been accepted as presetnted. Fiction.
Buffon's caculations showed promise of a way to date the earth.
These fellows probably got the same reaction to their beliefs and I do to mine. Are you out of your mind?
De mMillet's calculations were not presented as fiction.
The rest of what I've quoted iis unsupported assertion. Pleaae present evidence.