Developed c. 1972 largely by British chemist James E. Lovelock and U. s. biologist Lynn Margulis, the Gaia hypothesis is named for the Greek Earth goddess.
约在1972年由英国化学家洛夫·洛克与美国生物学家马古利斯阐述，盖亚假说以希腊大地女神命名。
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Lovelock called this view Gaia. Together with microbiologist Lynn Margulis, the two published the view in 1972 so that it could be critiqued on scientific terms.