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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... for a society where they could discuss ideas outside the essential but limited bottom - up approach of mainstream science . Subsequent meetings in Oxford in 1996 and 1999 expanded and developed a holistic view of the Earth xii Preface.
... for a society where they could discuss ideas outside the essential but limited bottom - up approach of mainstream science . Subsequent meetings in Oxford in 1996 and 1999 expanded and developed a holistic view of the Earth xii Preface.
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... essential in all biological systems , for example , iodine and sulphur . It was rewarding to find evidence that both were conveyed from the oceans , where they are abundant , through the air to the land surface , where they are in short ...
... essential in all biological systems , for example , iodine and sulphur . It was rewarding to find evidence that both were conveyed from the oceans , where they are abundant , through the air to the land surface , where they are in short ...
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... essential process of trial and error by dismantling the mistakes and regenerating the basic chemical spare parts . Above all , it would have hastened the production of random new combinations until the optimum form emerged . As Urey has ...
... essential process of trial and error by dismantling the mistakes and regenerating the basic chemical spare parts . Above all , it would have hastened the production of random new combinations until the optimum form emerged . As Urey has ...
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... essential element hydrogen escapes to space . The Earth must therefore have had a slightly reducing atmosphere and strongly reducing oceans at the time when life began . The flux of reducing materials from the Earth's interior , like ...
... essential element hydrogen escapes to space . The Earth must therefore have had a slightly reducing atmosphere and strongly reducing oceans at the time when life began . The flux of reducing materials from the Earth's interior , like ...
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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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