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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... function of many cybernetic systems is to steer an optimum course through changing conditions towards a predetermined goal . We know from long experience that stable objects are those with broad bases and with most of their mass centred ...
... function of many cybernetic systems is to steer an optimum course through changing conditions towards a predetermined goal . We know from long experience that stable objects are those with broad bases and with most of their mass centred ...
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... function even when near to freezing with no more than a shiver of complaint . 50 Open loop gain 50 50 40 40 30 20 10 0 Core modulated shivering Cutaneous vasodilation Skin modulated shivering Biochemical heat production Sweating -10 5 ...
... function even when near to freezing with no more than a shiver of complaint . 50 Open loop gain 50 50 40 40 30 20 10 0 Core modulated shivering Cutaneous vasodilation Skin modulated shivering Biochemical heat production Sweating -10 5 ...
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James Lovelock. is appropriate to ask what is the function of a gas such as methane . It is no more illogical than asking what is the function of glucose or of insulin in the blood . In a non - Gaian context , the question would be ...
James Lovelock. is appropriate to ask what is the function of a gas such as methane . It is no more illogical than asking what is the function of glucose or of insulin in the blood . In a non - Gaian context , the question would be ...
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Introductory | 1 |
In the beginning | 13 |
The recognition of Gaia | 33 |
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