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 ix
... oceans , and the rocks . The entire surface of the Earth including life is a self - regulating entity and this is what I mean by Gaia . I was also foolish to suggest that we could warm the Earth in the event of an imminent ice age by ...
... oceans , and the rocks . The entire surface of the Earth including life is a self - regulating entity and this is what I mean by Gaia . I was also foolish to suggest that we could warm the Earth in the event of an imminent ice age by ...
Strona xii
... oceans , and the surface rocks . It follows that this book is not for hard scientists . If they read it in spite of my warning , they will find it either too radical or not scientifically correct . Yet , I am a scientist and I am deeply ...
... oceans , and the surface rocks . It follows that this book is not for hard scientists . If they read it in spite of my warning , they will find it either too radical or not scientifically correct . Yet , I am a scientist and I am deeply ...
Strona xiv
... oceans , and the soil were always fit for life . She was something that almost everyone could understand . I ... ocean algae and the climate . They measure the output of gases that come from the sea because of an algal presence . They ...
... oceans , and the soil were always fit for life . She was something that almost everyone could understand . I ... ocean algae and the climate . They measure the output of gases that come from the sea because of an algal presence . They ...
Strona xviii
... oceans was biologically controlled . He produced supporting evidence drawn from the distribution of the elements . I am glad that I saw Redfield's contribution to the development of the Gaia hypothesis in time to acknowledge it . I now ...
... oceans was biologically controlled . He produced supporting evidence drawn from the distribution of the elements . I am glad that I saw Redfield's contribution to the development of the Gaia hypothesis in time to acknowledge it . I now ...
Strona 5
... oceans , atmosphere , or both — as conveyorbelts for raw materials and waste products , it occurred to me that some of the activity associated with concentrated entropy reduction within a living system might spill over into the conveyor ...
... oceans , atmosphere , or both — as conveyorbelts for raw materials and waste products , it occurred to me that some of the activity associated with concentrated entropy reduction within a living system might spill over into the conveyor ...
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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