Gaia, a New Look at Life on EarthOxford University Press, 1979 - 157 POPULAR SCIENCE. In this classic work that continues to inspire many readers, Jim Lovelock puts forward his idea that the Earth functions as a single organism. Written for non-scientists, Gaia is a journey through time and space in search of evidence in support of a radically different model of our planet. In contrast to conventional belief that life is passive in the face of threats to its existence, the book explores the hypothesis that the Earth's living matter influences air, ocean, and rock to form a complex, self-regulating system that has the capacity to keep the Earth a fit place for life. Since Gaia was first published, Jim Lovelock's hypothesis has become a hotly debated topic in scientific circles. In a new Preface to this edition, he outlines his view of the present state of the debate. Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think. |
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... atmosphere of a life - bearing planet would thus become recognizably different from that of a dead planet . Mars has no oceans . If life had established itself there , it would have had to make use of the atmosphere or stagnate . Mars ...
... atmosphere of a life - bearing planet would thus become recognizably different from that of a dead planet . Mars has no oceans . If life had established itself there , it would have had to make use of the atmosphere or stagnate . Mars ...
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... atmospheric gases , espe- cially to the ensemble of reactive gases constituting the atmo- sphere as a whole . The presence of nitrous oxide and of ammonia is as anomalous as that of methane in our oxidizing atmosphere . Even nitrogen in ...
... atmospheric gases , espe- cially to the ensemble of reactive gases constituting the atmo- sphere as a whole . The presence of nitrous oxide and of ammonia is as anomalous as that of methane in our oxidizing atmosphere . Even nitrogen in ...
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... atmosphere , the troposphere , has been least measured and understood , yet it is certainly the part most relevant ... atmosphere of the sun . It used to be assumed that the escape of hydrogen atoms from the exosphere gave Earth its ...
... atmosphere , the troposphere , has been least measured and understood , yet it is certainly the part most relevant ... atmosphere of the sun . It used to be assumed that the escape of hydrogen atoms from the exosphere gave Earth its ...
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Introductory | 1 |
In the beginning | 13 |
The recognition of Gaia | 33 |
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