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James Lovelock : in search of Gaia /

In 1972, when James Lovelock first proposed the Gaia hypothesis--the idea that the Earth is a living organism that maintains conditions suitable for life--he was ridiculed by the scientific establishment. Today Lovelock's revolutionary insight, though still extremely controversial, is recognize...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gribbin, John R.
Otros Autores: Gribbin, Mary
Formato: eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The greenhouse before Gaia
  • A child of his time
  • Gaia before Gaia
  • A medical man
  • Inventing the future
  • Green revolutions
  • The revelation
  • What doesn't kill you makes you strong
  • New beginnings
  • Coping with catastrophe
  • Making an invention.