They could have a char once a fortnight for a scrub-down and the heavy washing. The Combined Maze May Sinclair In an hour I had landed twelve trout and char, weighing 10Â½ lb. Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland John Rogers In this light they were considered by the parliament in the 25 char.
The geologic time scale that represents the longest time span is  the eon. It is a unit of time that is equal to a billion years.
Geologic Time Scale . Today, the geologic time scale is divided into major chunks of time called eons. Eons may be further divided into smaller chunks called eras, and each era is divided into periods. Figure 12.1 shows you what the geologic time scale looks like. We now live in the Phanerozoic eon, the Cenozoic era, and the Quarternary period.