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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... seems to follow the above text naturally so I have included it as part of what follows . The idea of Mother Earth or , as the Greeks called her , Gaia , has been widely held throughout history and has been the basis of a belief that ...
... seems to follow the above text naturally so I have included it as part of what follows . The idea of Mother Earth or , as the Greeks called her , Gaia , has been widely held throughout history and has been the basis of a belief that ...
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... seems to have established a pattern . Since then a great deal of scientific argument and evidence concerning the environment is presented as if in a courtroom or at a public enquiry . I cannot say too often that , although this may be ...
... seems to have established a pattern . Since then a great deal of scientific argument and evidence concerning the environment is presented as if in a courtroom or at a public enquiry . I cannot say too often that , although this may be ...
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... seems to have happened more noticeable than the ozone hole over Antarctica . Most politicians believe that all we ... seem worried about the possibility of being drowned in mud . They were more frightened by the noisy , but in my ...
... seems to have happened more noticeable than the ozone hole over Antarctica . Most politicians believe that all we ... seem worried about the possibility of being drowned in mud . They were more frightened by the noisy , but in my ...
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... seem over - impressed by engineering trivia and make far too much of non - stick frying pans and perfect ball - bearings . To my mind , the outstanding spin - off from space research is not new technology . The real bonus has been that ...
... seem over - impressed by engineering trivia and make far too much of non - stick frying pans and perfect ball - bearings . To my mind , the outstanding spin - off from space research is not new technology . The real bonus has been that ...
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... . The climate and the chemical properties of the Earth now and throughout its history seem always to have been optimal for life . For this to have happened by chance is as unlikely as to survive unscathed Introductory 9.
... . The climate and the chemical properties of the Earth now and throughout its history seem always to have been optimal for life . For this to have happened by chance is as unlikely as to survive unscathed Introductory 9.
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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