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The ages of Gaia : a biography of our living earth / James Lovelock.

By: Lovelock, James, 1919-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xxii, 255 p. ; 20 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0192862170; 9780192862174.Subject(s): Biology -- Philosophy | Gaia hypothesis | Biosphere | Life (Biology)DDC classification: 575.01
Contents:
Introductory -- What is Gaia? -- Exploring daisyworld -- The archean -- The middle ages -- Modern times -- The contemporary environment -- The second home -- God and Gaia -- Gaia since 1988.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Since James Lovelock's first book, Gaia, was published, much scientific work has confirmed his theory that the Earth and all living things are part of one great organism. The Ages of Gaia looks at this evidence in detail and has been updated and revised throughout in this second edition. In his discussion of scientific and environmental issues he sounds a warning of the damage man is doing to the health of the planet.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-246) and index.

Introductory -- What is Gaia? -- Exploring daisyworld -- The archean -- The middle ages -- Modern times -- The contemporary environment -- The second home -- God and Gaia -- Gaia since 1988.

CIT Module PHIL 6001 - Core reading.

CIT Module BIOL 7019 - Core reading.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

James Lovelock is an independent scientist, inventor, and author. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974 and in 1990 was awarded the first Amsterdam Prize for the Environment by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. One of his inventions is the electron capture detector, which was important in the development of environmental awareness. It revealed for the first time the ubiquitous distribution of pesticide residues. He co-operatedwith NASA and some of his inventions were adopted in their programme of planetary exploration.