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Vernadsky was the original pioneer of biospherics, a science before its time.
Much of his work remained unknown to the western scientific community, due to
political and linguistic factors, until very recently. In conjunction with James E.
Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis, it has presented a new way of looking at the Earth.
(pp. 9-10) Biosphere 2, constructed 40 years after Vernadsky's death, is a
testament to the power of his theory and his message. It is a direct result of his
ideas and influence.
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What is the hypothesis of Gaia ? Stated simply, the idea is that we may have
discovered a living being bigger, more ancient, and more complex than anything from
our wildest dreams. That being, called Gaia, is the Earth.
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CB: A lacking in the notion that the earth is a living being is that it doesn't
reproduce. Maybe it will reproduce itself in another star system ?
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