Gaia: A New Look at Life on EarthOUP Oxford, 28 sept 2000 - 176 páginas 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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Página ix
... biosphere alone that did the regulating but the whole thing , life , the air , the oceans , and the rocks . The entire surface of the Earth including life is a self - regulating entity and this is what I mean by Gaia . I was also ...
... biosphere alone that did the regulating but the whole thing , life , the air , the oceans , and the rocks . The entire surface of the Earth including life is a self - regulating entity and this is what I mean by Gaia . I was also ...
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... biosphere . Originally , it was a precise geographical term defining the region of the Earth where living organisms ... biosphere and Gaia is like that between your body and you . The biosphere is the threedimensional geographic region ...
... biosphere . Originally , it was a precise geographical term defining the region of the Earth where living organisms ... biosphere and Gaia is like that between your body and you . The biosphere is the threedimensional geographic region ...
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... biosphere may be more than the habitat of all living 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 ...
... biosphere may be more than the habitat of all living 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 ...
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... provided her with the evidence that these toxic chemicals were ubiquitous worldwide . It justified her concern that they threatened the organisms of the biosphere . Electron capture has continued to reveal minute but Xvi Preface.
... provided her with the evidence that these toxic chemicals were ubiquitous worldwide . It justified her concern that they threatened the organisms of the biosphere . Electron capture has continued to reveal minute but Xvi Preface.
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A New Look at Life on Earth James Lovelock. biosphere . Electron capture has continued to reveal minute but significant quantities of other toxic chemicals in places they ought not to be . Among these intruders are : PAN ( peroxyacetyl ...
A New Look at Life on Earth James Lovelock. biosphere . Electron capture has continued to reveal minute but significant quantities of other toxic chemicals in places they ought not to be . Among these intruders are : PAN ( peroxyacetyl ...
Índice
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12 | |
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 No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2000 |
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