Discourses: Biological and Geological
by Thomas Henry Huxley
About this book
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)
Chapters (26)
1On a Piece of Chalk Pt 1
2On a Piece of Chalk, Pt 2
3The Problems of the Deep Sea Pt 1
4The Problems of the Deep Sea Pt 2
5On Some of the Results of the Expedition of H.M.S. Challenger Pt 1
6On Some of the Results of the Expedition of H.M.S. Challenger Pt 2
7On Some of the Results of the Expedition of H.M.S. Challenger Pt 3
8Yeast Pt 1
9Yeast Pt 2
10On the Formation of Coal Pt 1
11On the Formation of Coal Pt 2
12On the Border Territory Between the Animal and the Vegetable Kingdoms Pt 1
13On the Border Territory Between the Animal and the Vegetable Kingdoms Pt 2
14A Lobster or the Study of Zoology Pt 1
15A Lobster or the Study of Zoology Pt 2
16Biogenesis and Abiogenesis Pt 1
17Biogenesis and Abiogenesis Pt 2
18Biogenesis and Abiogenisis Pt 3
19Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life Pt 1
20Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life Pt 2
21Geological Reform Pt 1
22Geological Reform Pt 2
23Palaeontology and the Doctrine of Evolution Pt 1
24Palaeontology and the Doctrine of Evolution Pt 2
25Palaeontology and the Doctrine of Evolution Pt 3
26Palaentology and the Doctrine of Evolution Pt 4
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