Gaia : a new look at life on earth

By:

Lovelock, James

Publication details: Oxford University Press, 2016. UK:Description: xi, 148p. 22 cmISBN:

9780198784883

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

508 LOV

Summary: Outlines Jim Lovelock's original theory that life on Earth functions as a single organism, a hypothesis which has generated great debate in scientific circles Explains how the Earth's living matter, air, ocean, and land together form a complex system that has the capacity to keep the Earth a fit place for life Includes a new Preface from the author outlining the state of the debates around the Gaia hypothesis today Part of the Oxford Landmark Science range: 'must-read' modern science books which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.

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Outlines Jim Lovelock's original theory that life on Earth functions as a single organism, a hypothesis which has generated great debate in scientific circles
Explains how the Earth's living matter, air, ocean, and land together form a complex system that has the capacity to keep the Earth a fit place for life
Includes a new Preface from the author outlining the state of the debates around the Gaia hypothesis today
Part of the Oxford Landmark Science range: 'must-read' modern science books which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.

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