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 vii
... things to inhabit . I had the idea that somehow this property was not an accident of its position in the Solar System but was a consequence of life on its surface . The word ' Gaia ' came from my friend and near neighbour , the novelist ...
... things to inhabit . I had the idea that somehow this property was not an accident of its position in the Solar System but was a consequence of life on its surface . The word ' Gaia ' came from my friend and near neighbour , the novelist ...
Strona viii
... things on Earth . We need to love and respect the Earth with the same intensity that we give to our families and our tribe . It is not a political matter of them and us or some adversarial affair with lawyers involved ; our contract ...
... things on Earth . We need to love and respect the Earth with the same intensity that we give to our families and our tribe . It is not a political matter of them and us or some adversarial affair with lawyers involved ; our contract ...
Strona ix
... things through her eyes and slowly dropped off , like an old coat , my loyalty to the humanist Christian belief in the good of mankind as the only thing that mattered . I began to see us all , as part of the community of living things ...
... things through her eyes and slowly dropped off , like an old coat , my loyalty to the humanist Christian belief in the good of mankind as the only thing that mattered . I began to see us all , as part of the community of living things ...
Strona xv
... things . Ancient belief and modern knowledge have fused emotionally in the awe with which astronauts with their own eyes and we by television have seen the Earth revealed in all its shining beauty against the deep darkness of space ...
... things . Ancient belief and modern knowledge have fused emotionally in the awe with which astronauts with their own eyes and we by television have seen the Earth revealed in all its shining beauty against the deep darkness of space ...
Strona xvi
... things the important chemical analytical technique of gas chromatography . During that time , I added some embellishments that extended the range of his invention . One of these was the socalled electron capture detector . It is a ...
... things the important chemical analytical technique of gas chromatography . During that time , I added some embellishments that extended the range of his invention . One of these was the socalled electron capture detector . It is a ...
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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