Author: Lynn Margulis
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520340515
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"Microcosmos is nothing less than the saga of the life of the planet. Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan have put it all together, literally, in this extraordinary book, which is unlike any treatment of evolution for a general readership that I have encountered before. A fascinating account that we humans should be studying now for clues to our own survival."—From the Foreword by Dr. Lewis Thomas Microcosmos brings together the remarkable discoveries of microbiology in the later decades of the 20th century and the pioneering research of Dr. Margulis to create a vivid new picture of the world that is crucial to our understanding of the future of the planet. Addressed to general readers, the book provides a beautifully written view of evolution as a process based on interdependency and their interconnectedness of all life on the planet.
Microcosmos
Author: Lynn Margulis
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520340515
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"Microcosmos is nothing less than the saga of the life of the planet. Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan have put it all together, literally, in this extraordinary book, which is unlike any treatment of evolution for a general readership that I have encountered before. A fascinating account that we humans should be studying now for clues to our own survival."—From the Foreword by Dr. Lewis Thomas Microcosmos brings together the remarkable discoveries of microbiology in the later decades of the 20th century and the pioneering research of Dr. Margulis to create a vivid new picture of the world that is crucial to our understanding of the future of the planet. Addressed to general readers, the book provides a beautifully written view of evolution as a process based on interdependency and their interconnectedness of all life on the planet.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520340515
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"Microcosmos is nothing less than the saga of the life of the planet. Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan have put it all together, literally, in this extraordinary book, which is unlike any treatment of evolution for a general readership that I have encountered before. A fascinating account that we humans should be studying now for clues to our own survival."—From the Foreword by Dr. Lewis Thomas Microcosmos brings together the remarkable discoveries of microbiology in the later decades of the 20th century and the pioneering research of Dr. Margulis to create a vivid new picture of the world that is crucial to our understanding of the future of the planet. Addressed to general readers, the book provides a beautifully written view of evolution as a process based on interdependency and their interconnectedness of all life on the planet.
Harvard Oriental Series
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Category : Sanskrit literature
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Category : Sanskrit literature
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Catalogue, Classified and Alphabetical
Author: Saint Louis (Mo.). Public school library
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Publisher:
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Catalogue, Classified and Alphabetical, of the Books of the St. Louis Public School Library
Author: St. Louis Public Schools (Saint Louis, Mo.). Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Complete Works
Author: William Shakespeare
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Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Ecological Microcosms
Author: Robert J. Beyers
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461393442
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Ecological Microcosms is a seminal work which reviews the expanding field of enclosed ecosystem research, and relates the results and models of microcosm studies to general concepts in ecology. Microcosms are miniaturized pieces of our biosphere, ranging from streams and lakes to terraria, agroecosystems, and waste systems. The study of these simplified ecosystems is providing provocative insights into ecological principles as well as issues of environmental management and global stability. The authors have used the well-known thermodynamic approach of H.T. Odum and numerous computer simulations. The book also includes an evaluation of alternative mesocosm approaches for the support of humans in space, as well as appendices to aid in the teaching of environmental concepts using student-created microcosms. Ecological Microcosms will be of interest to ecologists, environmental engineers, policy makers and environmental managers, space scientists, and educators. Robert J. Beyers is a Professor of Biology at the University of South Alabama. Howard T. Odum is Graduate Research Professor of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida, and was awarded, with Eugene Odum, the 1987 Crafoord Prize in the Biosciences.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461393442
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Ecological Microcosms is a seminal work which reviews the expanding field of enclosed ecosystem research, and relates the results and models of microcosm studies to general concepts in ecology. Microcosms are miniaturized pieces of our biosphere, ranging from streams and lakes to terraria, agroecosystems, and waste systems. The study of these simplified ecosystems is providing provocative insights into ecological principles as well as issues of environmental management and global stability. The authors have used the well-known thermodynamic approach of H.T. Odum and numerous computer simulations. The book also includes an evaluation of alternative mesocosm approaches for the support of humans in space, as well as appendices to aid in the teaching of environmental concepts using student-created microcosms. Ecological Microcosms will be of interest to ecologists, environmental engineers, policy makers and environmental managers, space scientists, and educators. Robert J. Beyers is a Professor of Biology at the University of South Alabama. Howard T. Odum is Graduate Research Professor of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida, and was awarded, with Eugene Odum, the 1987 Crafoord Prize in the Biosciences.
Terrestrial Microcosms
Author: James W. Gillett
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Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Catalogue ... of the books of the St. Louis public school library
Author: John Jay Bailey
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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Languages : en
Pages : 516
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Jacob's Tears
Author: Mary Douglas
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 019153272X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Who is Israel? Who were the priestly authors of the Pentateuch? This anthropological reading of the Bible, by a world-renowned scholar, starts by asking why the Book of Numbers lists the twelve tribes of Israel seven times. Mary Douglas argues that the editors, far from being a separate elite unconcerned with their congregation's troubles, cherished a political agenda, a religious protest against the government of Judah's exclusionary policies. The priestly theology depends on God's Covenant with all the descendants of Jacob, including the sons of Joseph. It would have been unpatriotic, even subversive, to speak against the wars with Samaria. This book suggest an explanation of the editors' disappearance from the history of Israel.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 019153272X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Who is Israel? Who were the priestly authors of the Pentateuch? This anthropological reading of the Bible, by a world-renowned scholar, starts by asking why the Book of Numbers lists the twelve tribes of Israel seven times. Mary Douglas argues that the editors, far from being a separate elite unconcerned with their congregation's troubles, cherished a political agenda, a religious protest against the government of Judah's exclusionary policies. The priestly theology depends on God's Covenant with all the descendants of Jacob, including the sons of Joseph. It would have been unpatriotic, even subversive, to speak against the wars with Samaria. This book suggest an explanation of the editors' disappearance from the history of Israel.
A New Chapter in the Science of Government
Author: Benchara Branford
Publisher: London, Chatto & Windus
ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher: London, Chatto & Windus
ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description