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Gaia Summary
823 words, approx. 3 pages
First articulated by the British chemist James Lovelock in the 1970s, the Gaia hypothesis (named for the Greek goddess who personified the earth) proposes that the biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and surface rocks make up a single, self-regulating,...
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Gaia Summary
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GAIA theory was first proposed by the English scientist James Lovelock in 1979 to explain how and why, as life appeared on the planet and grew abundant, its evolution and the earth's evolution merged into a single dynamic system he called Gaia....
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Gaia Information
937 words, approx. 3 pages
Gaia or Gaea derives from the Greek words Ge (γη) = Earth (Pelasgian), and *aia = grandmother (PIE). Thus, Gaia (γαια) can refer to any one of the...


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The Economist (US)
The Ages of Gaia.
02/11/1989: 960 words, approx. 3 pages
Earth science A goddess, alive THE AGES OF GAIA THE study of life is not yet two centuries old. It is a tricky concept. Nature is a comparatively easy idea - smellable, touchable, walkable-through. Life is much harder to get to grips with....
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Interavia
EADS Astrium signs Gaia contract
07/01/2006: 399 words, approx. 1 pages
EADS Astrium has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop and build the satellite for the Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics (Gaia) mission. Gaia will create an extraordinarily precise 3-D map of the Galaxy, mapping and recording more than one...
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AP News
Malta ends spring bird hunting season
5/11/2007: 302 words, approx. 1 pages
The Maltese government has closed the spring bird hunting season early amid threatened legal action by the European Commission, which says the hunt violates EU rules on protecting wildlife.Environment Minister George Pullicino, who announced the early closure Thursday, said the government would "wait and see"...
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Investor's Business Daily
Cisco Drives Nasdaq Up On Heavier Trade
8/8/2007: 368 words, approx. 1 pages
Stocks charged ahead Wednesday, fueled by Cisco Systems' strong earnings and bright outlook. The Nasdaq bolted 2%, closing just below its 50-day moving average. At its best levels, the tech index screamed 2.6% higher. But a round of late selling took things down a notch....
 


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