The Fitness of the Environment
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The Fitness of the Environment is a book written by Lawrence Joseph Henderson. In the book, Henderson discusses the importance of water and the environment with a respect to living things. The main thesis of the book is that life depends entirely on the very specific environmental conditions on Earth, especially with regard to the prevalence and properties of water. For example water's specific heat capacity acts as a buffer to maintain temperatures needed for life, while it's polarity allows it to act as a solvent for constituents ranging from ionic compounds to large protein molecules with only small polar regions.
[edit] External links
- The Fitness of the Environment at Google Books [1].
