Gaia, the Practical Science of Planetary Medicine

Lovelock, james

ISBN 10: 185675040X / ISBN 13: 9781856750400

Published by Gaia Books, 1991

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Green boards, very clean, no obvious wear. Text very clean, not inscribed. Jacket also bright with minimal wear May incur some extra postage (at cost) outside the UK.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gaia, the Practical Science of Planetary Medicine
• Publisher: Gaia Books
• Publication Date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 185675040X
• ISBN 13: 9781856750400
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

James Lovelock's hypothesis, that the Earth is a living organism, has changed people's view of the world. This book addresses planetary health, the diagnosis of its sickness, prognosis for recovery and prescriptions for treatment. What is happening to our planet? Are the greenhouse fever and the ulcerated ozone layer early warning symptoms of a planetary illness? Is the human race a multiplying disease organism? Is the illness fatal? Can it be treated? These are some of the questions posed in this book by the originator of the Gaia hypothesis. Is there a science that can help us answer such questions? According to Lovelock, yes there is - the new science of geophysiology, or "planetary medicine". The planetary doctor's prescriptions are to be found in this book.

About the Author

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.