Project Gutenberg 2005-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 251 Huxley, Thomas Henry 1825 1895 Huxley, T. H. (Thomas Henry) 03024198 American Addresses, with a Lecture on the Study of Biology I. Three lectures on evolution: I. The three hypotheses respecting the history of nature. II. The hypothesis of evolution. The neutral and the favourable evidence. III. The demonstrative evidence of evolution -- II. An address on the occasion of the opening of the Johns Hopkins university (Baltimore, September 12, 1876) -- III. A lecture on the study of biology, in connection with the loan collection of scientific apparatus (South Kensington museum, December 16, 1876). E-text prepared by Clare Boothby, Jeremy Weatherford, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "American Addresses, with a Lecture on the Study of Biology" by Thomas Henry Huxley is a collection of scientific lectures and addresses written in the late 19th century. The work covers topics related to evolution, nature, biology, and the historical understanding of living organisms, reflecting Huxley’s influential perspectives on science and its methodologies. It aims to provide a clear understanding of evolutionary hypotheses and the evidence supporting them, making complex scientific ideas accessible to a broader audience. The opening of the book begins with a thought-provoking exploration of the relationship between humanity and nature. Huxley posits that man, despite being a mere point in the vastness of the universe, possesses the unique capacity for thought, allowing for the conceptualization of the natural order. He introduces three hypotheses about the history of nature: the eternity of present conditions, the idea of sudden creation, and the concept of evolution. Huxley emphasizes the significance of forming clear definitions of these hypotheses and the necessity for rigorous evidence to support any claims about the past, setting the tone for a critical examination of evolutionary theory throughout the subsequent lectures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Evolution Johns Hopkins University Biology -- Study and teaching QH Text Biology Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Science - Biology 247526 2025-08-07T05:44:51.045357 text/html 246310 2020-12-11T12:10:46 text/html 1149934 2025-08-07T05:44:58.748329 application/epub+zip 1148305 2025-08-07T05:44:54.695297 application/epub+zip 149876 2025-08-07T05:44:53.321389 application/epub+zip 1370672 2025-08-07T05:45:01.707337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1353021 2025-08-07T05:44:57.596289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333485 2022-09-08T03:41:21.459644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228184 2025-08-07T05:44:50.445288 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 227847 2020-12-11T12:10:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 227912 2020-12-11T12:10:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21506 2025-08-07T05:45:01.853276 application/rdf+xml 22818 2025-08-07T05:44:53.827306 image/jpeg 4705 2025-08-07T05:44:53.574288 image/jpeg 80733 2020-12-11T12:10:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 907762 2020-12-11T12:10:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 80686 2020-12-11T12:10:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 1048582 2025-08-07T05:44:51.113356 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