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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... 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 those days of innocence , the ...
... 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 those days of innocence , the ...
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... suggests , for example , that there is a boundary , or interface , between the ' factory ' area where the flow of energy or raw materials is put to work and entropy is consequently reduced , and the surrounding environment which ...
... suggests , for example , that there is a boundary , or interface , between the ' factory ' area where the flow of energy or raw materials is put to work and entropy is consequently reduced , and the surrounding environment which ...
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... suggest that it consisted mostly of carbon dioxide and showed no signs of the exotic chemistry characteristic of Earth's atmosphere . The implication that Mars was probably a lifeless planet was unwelcome news to our sponsors in space ...
... suggest that it consisted mostly of carbon dioxide and showed no signs of the exotic chemistry characteristic of Earth's atmosphere . The implication that Mars was probably a lifeless planet was unwelcome news to our sponsors in space ...
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... suggest that the atmosphere is not merely a biological product , but more probably a biological construction : not living , but like a cat's fur , a bird's feathers , or the paper of a wasp's nest , an extension of a living system ...
... suggest that the atmosphere is not merely a biological product , but more probably a biological construction : not living , but like a cat's fur , a bird's feathers , or the paper of a wasp's nest , an extension of a living system ...
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... suggest 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 ...
... suggest 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 ...
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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