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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Strona viii
... forces them to produce without enough care for the consequences . In our belief that all that matters is the good of humankind we foolishly forget how much we depend upon all the other living things on Earth . We need to love and ...
... forces them to produce without enough care for the consequences . In our belief that all that matters is the good of humankind we foolishly forget how much we depend upon all the other living things on Earth . We need to love and ...
Strona xi
... force of their objections slowed the natural development of Gaia theory . Until 1995 it was nearly impossible for a scientist anywhere to publish a paper on Gaia , unless to disprove or disparage it ; now at last it is a candidate ...
... force of their objections slowed the natural development of Gaia theory . Until 1995 it was nearly impossible for a scientist anywhere to publish a paper on Gaia , unless to disprove or disparage it ; now at last it is a candidate ...
Strona xvi
... forces questions about the composition of the air we breathe not previously asked . We all take our first breath of life - sustaining air and from then on take it for granted . We are confident it will be there to breathe as constant in ...
... forces questions about the composition of the air we breathe not previously asked . We all take our first breath of life - sustaining air and from then on take it for granted . We are confident it will be there to breathe as constant in ...
Strona xvii
... forces are in action . President Havel's moving address , the constant support of Sir Crispin Tickell , Jonathon Porritt , and other leaders gives me reason to feel that Gaia is significant beyond science . If only to warn , that to act ...
... forces are in action . President Havel's moving address , the constant support of Sir Crispin Tickell , Jonathon Porritt , and other leaders gives me reason to feel that Gaia is significant beyond science . If only to warn , that to act ...
Strona 11
... force to be subdued and conquered . It is also an alternative to that equally depressing picture of our planet as a demented spaceship , forever travelling , driverless and purposeless , around an inner circle of the sun . In scientific ...
... force to be subdued and conquered . It is also an alternative to that equally depressing picture of our planet as a demented spaceship , forever travelling , driverless and purposeless , around an inner circle of the sun . In scientific ...
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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