https://github.com/joeroe/ruby-radiocarbon

Ruby gem for fast radiocarbon calibration
https://github.com/joeroe/ruby-radiocarbon

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Ruby gem for fast radiocarbon calibration

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/joeroe/ruby-radiocarbon
• Owner: joeroe
• License: mit
• Created: 2023-03-30T14:29:12.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-02-01T10:23:12.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-08-12T00:24:48.472Z (11 months ago)
• Topics: radiocarbon, radiocarbon-calibration, radiocarbon-dates, ruby
• Language: Ruby
• Homepage: https://rubydoc.info/github/joeroe/ruby-radiocarbon
• Size: 90.8 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 9
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# ruby-radiocarbon

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A Ruby gem for fast radiocarbon calibration.

Full documentation can be found [at RubyDoc](https://rubydoc.info/github/joeroe/ruby-radiocarbon).

## Installation

Install the latest release [from RubyGems](https://rubygems.org/gems/radiocarbon):

```

gem install radiocarbon

```

Or by add it to your project's Gemfile:

```

gem 'radiocarbon', '~> 0.1.0'

```

## Usage

As a Ruby library:

```ruby

# Returns a calibrated radiocarbon date

c14_date = Radiocarbon::C14Date.new(age = 10000, error = 30)

cal_date = c14_date.calibrate()

# Returns the probability distribution of a calibrated date over the full

# range of the calibration curve

cal_date.pdist

```

## Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

## License

[MIT](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/)