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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... possible for a chemist to travel through such distant disciplines as meteorology or physiology , if he has something to barter . Usually this is a piece of hardware or a technique . I was fortunate to work briefly with A. J. P. Martin ...
... possible for a chemist to travel through such distant disciplines as meteorology or physiology , if he has something to barter . Usually this is a piece of hardware or a technique . I was fortunate to work briefly with A. J. P. Martin ...
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... possible . Contrary to all reasonable expectation , life began again for me at 70 with my second wife Sandy Lovelock , for whom it could be said this book was written since her reading it brought us together . I have listed at the end ...
... possible . Contrary to all reasonable expectation , life began again for me at 70 with my second wife Sandy Lovelock , for whom it could be said this book was written since her reading it brought us together . I have listed at the end ...
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... possible global consequences of air pollution from such causes as the ever - increasing rate of combustion of fossil fuels . This was in 1966 , three years before the formation of Friends of the Earth and similar pressure - groups ...
... possible global consequences of air pollution from such causes as the ever - increasing rate of combustion of fossil fuels . This was in 1966 , three years before the formation of Friends of the Earth and similar pressure - groups ...
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... possible answers to these intriguing questions , we must first return to the circumstances in which the Earth itself was formed , some four and a half aeons ago . It seems almost certain that close in time and space to the origin of our ...
... possible answers to these intriguing questions , we must first return to the circumstances in which the Earth itself was formed , some four and a half aeons ago . It seems almost certain that close in time and space to the origin of our ...
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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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