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Title:
Gaia : a new look at life on earth / James Lovelock.
Author:
Lovelock, James, 1919-
Publication Information:
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Call Number:
QH313 .L68 2016
Abstract:
POPULAR SCIENCE. 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.
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9780198784883
Series:
Oxford landmark science

Oxford landmark science.
Physical Description:
xxv, 148 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
General Note:
Originally published 1979, first issued as an Oxford University paperback 1982.
Contents:
In the beginning -- The recognition of Gaia -- Cybernetics -- The contemporary atmosphere -- The sea -- Gaia and man: the problem of pollution -- Living within Gaia.
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