Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 52 Huxley, Thomas Henry 1825 1895 Huxley, T. H. (Thomas Henry) Discourses: Biological & Geological Essays Discourses: Biological and Geological Essays Reading ease score: 44.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. 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.) en Geology Biology Q Text Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 633236 633116 2024-10-05T03:43:58.218947 2023-10-05T04:51:35.991622 text/html text/html 633229 633109 2024-10-05T03:43:58.528010 2023-10-05T04:51:36.203616 text/html text/html 310958 2024-10-05T03:44:08.203894 application/epub+zip 319192 2024-10-05T03:44:02.123941 application/epub+zip 300923 2024-10-05T03:44:00.774966 application/epub+zip 595192 2024-10-05T03:44:12.946901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562494 2024-10-05T03:44:07.369002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472255 2022-09-05T06:44:45.263746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599326 599257 2024-10-05T03:43:57.603970 2023-10-05T04:51:35.524586 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 600431 2020-12-19T14:41:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 218645 2020-12-19T14:41:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 600658 2020-12-19T14:41:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 218415 2020-12-19T14:41:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21862 2024-10-05T03:44:13.096878 application/rdf+xml 17990 2024-10-05T03:44:01.360097 image/jpeg 4184 2024-10-05T03:44:01.082931 image/jpeg 307457 2024-10-05T03:43:58.581019 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia