Gaia: A New Look at Life on EarthOUP Oxford, 28 wrz 2000 - 176 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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... appeared to notice the disclaimer , nor did they read the ten or so papers on Gaia in peerreviewed scientific journals . The critics took their science earnestly and to them mere association with myth and storytelling made X Preface.
... appeared to notice the disclaimer , nor did they read the ten or so papers on Gaia in peerreviewed scientific journals . The critics took their science earnestly and to them mere association with myth and storytelling made X Preface.
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... appeared in Oxford in April 1994 , at a scientific meeting to the title “ The Self Regulating Earth ' . Here a wish was expressed to see established a forum for the top - down , physiological style discussion of Earth science topics ...
... appeared in Oxford in April 1994 , at a scientific meeting to the title “ The Self Regulating Earth ' . Here a wish was expressed to see established a forum for the top - down , physiological style discussion of Earth science topics ...
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... appeared on the Earth about 3,500 million years ago . From that time until now , the presence of fossils shows that the Earth's climate has changed very little . Yet the output of heat from the sun , the surface properties of the Earth ...
... appeared on the Earth about 3,500 million years ago . From that time until now , the presence of fossils shows that the Earth's climate has changed very little . Yet the output of heat from the sun , the surface properties of the Earth ...
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... appeared , some successfully combined and from their union more complex assemblies emerged with new properties and powers , and united in their turn , the product of fruitful associations being always a more potent assembly of working ...
... appeared , some successfully combined and from their union more complex assemblies emerged with new properties and powers , and united in their turn , the product of fruitful associations being always a more potent assembly of working ...
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... appearing in the air for more than an aeon . An important gas for life of the early atmosphere was carbon dioxide . Scientists now think that its presence as the dominant atmospheric gas acted as a blanket that kept our planet warm at a ...
... appearing in the air for more than an aeon . An important gas for life of the early atmosphere was carbon dioxide . Scientists now think that its presence as the dominant atmospheric gas acted as a blanket that kept our planet warm at a ...
Spis treści
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3 The recognition of Gaia | 30 |
4 Cybernetics | 44 |
5 The contemporary atmosphere | 59 |
6 The sea | 78 |
the problem of pollution | 100 |
8 Living within Gaia | 115 |
9 Epilogue | 133 |
Definitions and explanations of terms | 143 |
Further reading | 147 |
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Gaia:A New Look at Life on Earth: A New Look at Life on Earth James Lovelock Podgląd niedostępny - 2000 |
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