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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... 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 respect the Earth ...
... 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 respect the Earth ...
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... 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 constant was improbable on an abiological basis by at least 100 orders of ...
... 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 constant was improbable on an abiological basis by at least 100 orders of ...
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... produce its own duplicate . The odds against such a sequence of encounters leading to the first living entity are enormous . On the other hand , the number of random encounters between the component molecules of the Earth's primeval ...
... produce its own duplicate . The odds against such a sequence of encounters leading to the first living entity are enormous . On the other hand , the number of random encounters between the component molecules of the Earth's primeval ...
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... production of random new combinations until the optimum form emerged . As Urey has taught us , the Earth's primeval ... produce this secondary atmosphere , nor do we have evidence of its original composition , but we surmise that at the ...
... production of random new combinations until the optimum form emerged . As Urey has taught us , the Earth's primeval ... produce this secondary atmosphere , nor do we have evidence of its original composition , but we surmise that at the ...
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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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