Project Gutenberg 2005-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 93 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.) en Evolution Johns Hopkins University Biology -- Study and teaching QH Text Biology Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution Browsing: Teaching & Education 247422 247314 2024-09-07T08:13:24.613867 2023-09-07T09:48:51.176107 text/html text/html 246310 2020-12-11T12:10:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 907762 2020-12-11T12:10:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1122770 2024-09-07T08:13:30.660808 application/epub+zip 1121338 2024-09-07T08:13:26.430817 application/epub+zip 156905 2024-09-07T08:13:25.313833 application/epub+zip 1307794 2024-09-07T08:13:33.692819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1290069 2024-09-07T08:13:29.503806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333485 2022-09-08T03:41:21.459644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228184 228087 2024-09-07T08:13:24.163832 2023-09-07T09:48:50.788091 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 227847 2020-12-11T12:10:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 80733 2020-12-11T12:10:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 227912 2020-12-11T12:10:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80686 2020-12-11T12:10:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21612 2024-09-07T08:13:33.839780 application/rdf+xml 22844 2024-09-07T08:13:25.675828 image/jpeg 4703 2024-09-07T08:13:25.492818 image/jpeg 1022451 2024-09-07T08:13:24.678850 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia