Discourses: Biological & GeologicalThomas Henry Huxley
Discourses: Biological & Geological
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 on he gave on biology and geology and addresses he delivered on the same subjects to scientific bodies.
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Audiolibros
27 capítulos
12 h 43 min
- 1 Preface12:17
- 2 On a Piece of Chalk Pt 134:04
- 3 On a Piece of Chalk, Pt 234:47
- 4 The Problems of the Deep Sea Pt 133:30
- 5 The Problems of the Deep Sea Pt 231:36
- 6 On Some of the Results of the Expedition of H.M.S. Challenger Pt 130:54
- 7 On Some of the Results of the Expedition of H.M.S. Challenger Pt 228:13
- 8 On Some of the Results of the Expedition of H.M.S. Challenger Pt 333:43
- 9 Yeast Pt 126:16
- 10 Yeast Pt 228:32
- 11 On the Formation of Coal Pt 118:27
- 12 On the Formation of Coal Pt 229:26
- 13 On the Border Territory Between the Animal and the Vegetable Kingdoms Pt 129:46
- 14 On the Border Territory Between the Animal and the Vegetable Kingdoms Pt 236:17
- 15 A Lobster or the Study of Zoology Pt 126:11
- 16 A Lobster or the Study of Zoology Pt 235:57
- 17 Biogenesis and Abiogenesis Pt 125:12
- 18 Biogenesis and Abiogenesis Pt 223:08
- 19 Biogenesis and Abiogenisis Pt 327:19
- 20 Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life Pt 129:48
- 21 Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life Pt 231:59
- 22 Geological Reform Pt 133:23
- 23 Geological Reform Pt 230:05
- 24 Palaeontology and the Doctrine of Evolution Pt 125:39
- 25 Palaeontology and the Doctrine of Evolution Pt 222:44
- 26 Palaeontology and the Doctrine of Evolution Pt 318:17
- 27 Palaentology and the Doctrine of Evolution Pt 425:30
