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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... facts the crux of the matter , life itself , was almost totally ignored . At best , the literature read like a collection of expert reports , as if group of scientists from another world had taken a television receiver home with them ...
... facts the crux of the matter , life itself , was almost totally ignored . At best , the literature read like a collection of expert reports , as if group of scientists from another world had taken a television receiver home with them ...
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... fact of all about our planet is that it consists largely of lumps of fall - out from a star - sized hydrogen bomb . Even today , aeons later , there is still enough of the unstable explosive material remaining in the Earth's crust to ...
... fact of all about our planet is that it consists largely of lumps of fall - out from a star - sized hydrogen bomb . Even today , aeons later , there is still enough of the unstable explosive material remaining in the Earth's crust to ...
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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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