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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... salt . The answer that was once confidently given ( and no doubt still appears in many a standard text and encyclopaedia ) ran something like this : the sea became salt because rain and rivers constantly washed small amounts of salt ...
... salt . The answer that was once confidently given ( and no doubt still appears in many a standard text and encyclopaedia ) ran something like this : the sea became salt because rain and rivers constantly washed small amounts of salt ...
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... salt water . Without the protection of this tough shell , these creatures would dry out and shrivel up in a matter of seconds as the water of the mildly salt solution inside them flowed out to dilute the stronger salt solution of the ...
... salt water . Without the protection of this tough shell , these creatures would dry out and shrivel up in a matter of seconds as the water of the mildly salt solution inside them flowed out to dilute the stronger salt solution of the ...
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... salt is added to the sea but how it is removed . We are in fact back at the sink looking for a salt - removal process which must be in some way linked with the biology of the sea if our belief in the interven- tion of Gaia is well ...
... salt is added to the sea but how it is removed . We are in fact back at the sink looking for a salt - removal process which must be in some way linked with the biology of the sea if our belief in the interven- tion of Gaia is well ...
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In the beginning | 13 |
The recognition of Gaia | 33 |
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