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James lovelock called his first proposal the gaia hypothesis. Lhypothese gaia, appelee egalement hypothese biogeochimique, est une hypothese. Apr 14, 2019 in the revenge of gaia, bestselling author james lovelock father of climate studies and originator of the influential gaia theory which views the entire earth as. But according to james lovelock, the theorys originator, that organism is now sick. First proposed in the 1970s, lovelock s hypothesis remains highly controversial and continues to provoke fierce debate.
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