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The Biosphere

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. Vladimir I. Vernadsky
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  • The first English translation of the entire text of this milestone publication One of the great classics of modern science With extensive annotations and an introduction that places the book in the proper historical context

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages n1-41
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  2. The Biosphere in the Cosmos

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 42-42
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    2. The Biosphere in the Cosmic Medium

      • Vladimir I. Vernadsky
      Pages 43-47

    3. The Biosphere as a Region of Transformation of Cosmic Energy

      • Vladimir I. Vernadsky
      Pages 47-51

    4. The Empirical Generalization and the Hypothesis

      • Vladimir I. Vernadsky
      Pages 51-56

    5. Living Matter in the Biosphere

      • Vladimir I. Vernadsky
      Pages 56-60

    6. The Multiplication of Organisms and Geochemical Energy in Living Matter

      • Vladimir I. Vernadsky
      Pages 60-72

    7. Photosynthetic Living Matter

      • Vladimir I. Vernadsky
      Pages 72-84

    8. Some Remarks on Living Matter in the Mechanism of the Biosphere

      • Vladimir I. Vernadsky
      Pages 85-89

  3. The Domain of Life

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. The Biosphere: An Envelope of the Earth

      • Vladimir I. Vernadsky
      Pages 91-102

    3. Living Matter of the First and Second Orders in the Biosphere

      • Vladimir I. Vernadsky
      Pages 103-113

    4. The Limits of Life

      • Vladimir I. Vernadsky
      Pages 113-117

    5. The Limits of Life in the Biosphere

      • Vladimir I. Vernadsky
      Pages 117-125

    6. Life in the Hydrosphere

      • Vladimir I. Vernadsky
      Pages 126-134

    7. Geochemical Cycles of the Living Concentrations and Films of the Hydrosphere

      • Vladimir I. Vernadsky
      Pages 134-142

    8. Living Matter on Land

      • Vladimir I. Vernadsky
      Pages 142-148

    9. The Relationship Between the Living Films and Concentrations of the Hydrosphere and Those of Land

      • Vladimir I. Vernadsky
      Pages 148-150

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 151-195
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About this book

Long unknown in the West, The Biosphere established the field of biogeochemistry and is one of the classic founding documents of what later became known as Gaia theory. It is the first sustained expression of the idea that life is a geological force that can change Earth's landforms, its climate, and even the contents of its atmosphere. A complete, unabridged translation has never before been available in English. This edition - complete with extensive annotations, an introductory essay placing the work in its historical context and explaining its relevance to readers today, and a foreword cosigned by a stellar group of international experts - will be the definitive edition of this classic work. "What Darwin did for life through time, Vernadsky did for life through space on a geological scale".

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Biosphere

  • Authors: Vladimir I. Vernadsky

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1750-3

  • Publisher: Copernicus New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-98268-7

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-7264-9

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-1750-3

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 178

  • Topics: Geology, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation

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