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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... mean by Gaia . I was also foolish to suggest that we could warm the Earth in the event of an imminent ice age by deliberately releasing chlorofluorocarbons into the air , exploiting their potent greenhouse effect to keep us warm . In ...
... mean by Gaia . I was also foolish to suggest that we could warm the Earth in the event of an imminent ice age by deliberately releasing chlorofluorocarbons into the air , exploiting their potent greenhouse effect to keep us warm . In ...
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... means speaking science in its own strict language , heavy and laden with abstract nouns and the passive tense though it may be . The problems of our ailing society inhabiting an unhealthy planet are serious and this is no time to ...
... means speaking science in its own strict language , heavy and laden with abstract nouns and the passive tense though it may be . The problems of our ailing society inhabiting an unhealthy planet are serious and this is no time to ...
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... means of detecting life on Mars and other planets . Although my particular brief was to advise on some comparatively simple problems of instrument design , as one whose childhood was illuminated by the writings of Jules Verne and Olaf ...
... means of detecting life on Mars and other planets . Although my particular brief was to advise on some comparatively simple problems of instrument design , as one whose childhood was illuminated by the writings of Jules Verne and Olaf ...
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... means of replacing the oxygen used up in oxidizing methane and this requires a production of at least twice as much oxygen as methane . The quantities of both of these gases required to keep the Earth's extraordinary atmospheric mixture ...
... means of replacing the oxygen used up in oxidizing methane and this requires a production of at least twice as much oxygen as methane . The quantities of both of these gases required to keep the Earth's extraordinary atmospheric mixture ...
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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