| Main Title |
The ages of Gaia : a biography of our living earth / |
| Author |
Lovelock, James, ;
Lovelock, J. E.
|
| Publisher |
Norton, |
| Year Published |
1995 |
| OCLC Number |
32290319 |
| ISBN |
0393312399; 9780393312393; 1439509409; 9781439509401 |
| Subjects |
Biology--Philosophy ;
Gaia hypothesis ;
Biosphere ;
Life (Biology)
|
| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
QH331.L688 1995 |
|
Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
09/21/2009 |
| ESAM |
QH331.L688 1995 |
|
Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
09/27/1997 |
|
| Edition |
Rev. and expanded ed. |
| Collation |
xxi, 255 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-246) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Foreword -- Preface -- 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 -- Epilog -- References -- Further Reading -- Index. Proposes that all living species are components of a single organism and theorizes that the biological processes of the Earth naturally change environmental conditions to enable survival. |
| Place Published |
New York |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
Commonwealth Fund Book Program (Series) |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1995 |
| Series Title Untraced |
A volume of The Commonwealth Fund Book Program |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
87036567 |
| Merged OCLC records |
976935891; 1012657425; 1022976892; 1037190385; 1057060583; 1117344669; 1183187684; 1251857674 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20090914120702 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
01146cam 2200373 a 45020 |
