Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 223 Huxley, Thomas Henry 1825 1895 Huxley, T. H. (Thomas Henry) Discourses: Biological & Geological Essays Discourses: Biological and Geological Essays On a piece of chalk (1868) -- The problems of the deep sea (1873) -- On some of the results of the expedition of H.M.S. "Challenger" (1875) -- Yeast (1871) -- On the formation of coal (1870) -- On the border territory between the animal and the vegetable kingdoms (1876) -- A lobster; or, The study of zoology (1861) -- Biogenesis and abiogenesis (1870) -- Geological contemporaneity and persistent types of life (1862) -- Geological reform (1869) -- Palaeontology and the doctrine of evolution (1870). Produced by Imran Ghory, Stan Goodman, Richard Prairie and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Discourses: Biological & Geological" by Thomas Henry Huxley is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book is a collection of essays and lectures where Huxley explores various concepts in biology and geology, putting forth insights regarding evolution, the formation of geological structures, and the connection between living organisms and their environments throughout history. The opening of this volume serves as a preface in which Huxley discusses his motivations and experiences in popularizing scientific discourse. He emphasizes the challenges of making complex scientific ideas accessible to a general audience without sacrificing accuracy. He reflects on both the impact of public lectures on understanding science and the challenges posed by misconceptions that can arise from simplified expositions. Huxley also introduces his first essay on chalk, explaining its geological significance and hinting at its implications for understanding Earth's history. He promises to unravel the “story” of chalk—a seemingly mundane subject—and thereby reveals its profound connections to broader scientific concepts such as evolution and the historical progression of life on Earth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Geology Biology Q Text Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 633250 2025-06-19T15:15:58.694723 text/html 633229 633109 2024-11-05T03:43:42.454349 2023-10-05T04:51:36.203616 text/html text/html 310915 2025-06-19T15:16:20.285687 application/epub+zip 319119 2025-06-19T15:16:09.236651 application/epub+zip 300850 2025-06-19T15:16:03.097695 application/epub+zip 594481 2025-06-19T15:16:30.075550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561648 2025-06-19T15:16:19.414666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472255 2022-09-05T06:44:45.263746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599222 2025-06-19T15:15:58.041767 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 579440 2024-10-28T17:36:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12424 2025-06-19T15:16:30.226561 application/rdf+xml 17990 2025-06-19T15:16:08.454671 image/jpeg 4184 2025-06-19T15:16:08.171677 image/jpeg 307501 2025-06-19T15:15:58.745755 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia