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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... cent . It describes how my friend Andrew Watson showed by simple experiments that even 25 per cent of oxygen in the air would be disastrous . Trees could not grow to make forests . With that much oxygen , fire would destroy them while ...
... cent . It describes how my friend Andrew Watson showed by simple experiments that even 25 per cent of oxygen in the air would be disastrous . Trees could not grow to make forests . With that much oxygen , fire would destroy them while ...
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... cent efficient . When a star ends as a supernova , the nuclear explosive material , which includes uranium and plutonium together with large amounts of iron and other burnt - out elements , is distributed around and scattered in space ...
... cent efficient . When a star ends as a supernova , the nuclear explosive material , which includes uranium and plutonium together with large amounts of iron and other burnt - out elements , is distributed around and scattered in space ...
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... cent of the dangerous isotope U235 . From this figure it is easy to calculate that about four aeons ago the uranium in the Earth's crust would have been nearly 15 per cent U235 . Believe it or not , nuclear reactors have existed since ...
... cent of the dangerous isotope U235 . From this figure it is easy to calculate that about four aeons ago the uranium in the Earth's crust would have been nearly 15 per cent U235 . Believe it or not , nuclear reactors have existed since ...
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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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