Discourses: Biological and Geological

Author: Thomas Henry Huxley

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Thomas Henry Huxley was an English biologist (comparative anatomist). He was the most effective supporter of Darwin's Theory of Evolution and had a strong interest in scientific education - in schools, universities, and for the general public . He has been described as "the premier advocate of science in the nineteenth century [for] the whole English-speaking world". This volume consists of popular lectures he gave on biology and geology and addresses he delivered on the same subjects to scientific bodies.(Summary by barbara2)

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PrefaceOn a Piece of Chalk Pt 1On a Piece of Chalk, Pt 2The Problems of the Deep Sea Pt 1The Problems of the Deep Sea Pt 2On Some of the Results of the Expedition of H.M.S. Challenger Pt 1On Some of the Results of the Expedition of H.M.S. Challenger Pt 2On Some of the Results of the Expedition of H.M.S. Challenger Pt 3Yeast Pt 1Yeast Pt 2On the Formation of Coal Pt 1On the Formation of Coal Pt 2On the Border Territory Between the Animal and the Vegetable Kingdoms Pt 1On the Border Territory Between the Animal and the Vegetable Kingdoms Pt 2A Lobster or the Study of Zoology Pt 1A Lobster or the Study of Zoology Pt 2Biogenesis and Abiogenesis Pt 1Biogenesis and Abiogenesis Pt 2Biogenesis and Abiogenisis Pt 3Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life Pt 1Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life Pt 2Geological Reform Pt 1Geological Reform Pt 2Palaeontology and the Doctrine of Evolution Pt 1Palaeontology and the Doctrine of Evolution Pt 2Palaeontology and the Doctrine of Evolution Pt 3Palaentology and the Doctrine of Evolution Pt 4

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