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Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth

By James Lovelock

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2000
ISBN
0192862189, 9780192862181
LCC
QH313 .L68 2000
Google Books ID
89GBVioWGUgC
Open Library ID
OL3962437M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
978 kB (1001629 bytes)
Edition
3, illustrated, reissue
Pages
169\169
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

In this classic work that continues to inspire its many readers, James Lovelock deftly explains his idea that life on earth functions as a single organism. Written for the non-scientist, Gaia is a journey through time and space in search of evidence with which to support a new and radically different model of our planet. In contrast to conventional belief that living matter is passive in the face of threats to its existence, the book explores the hypothesis that the earth's living matter-air, ocean, and land surfaces-forms a complex system that has the capacity to keep the Earth a fit place for life. Since Gaia was first published, many of Jim Lovelock's predictions have come true, and his theory has become a hotly argued topic in scientific circles. Here, in a new Preface, Lovelock outlines his present state of the debate.

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