Project Gutenberg 2001-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 94 Huxley, Thomas Henry 1825 1895 Huxley, T. H. (Thomas Henry) The Present Condition of Organic Nature Lecture I. (of VI.), "Lectures to Working Men", at the Museum of Practical Geology, 1863, on Darwin's Work: "Origin of Species" Produced by Amy E. Zelmer, and David Widger "The Present Condition of Organic Nature" by Thomas Henry Huxley is a scientific publication originally presented as a lecture series in the mid-19th century, specifically during the late 1860s. The book encapsulates Huxley's examination of organic life, focusing significantly on Charles Darwin's work in "On the Origin of Species." It serves as a comprehensive exploration of biological principles, emphasizing the interconnectedness of living beings and their relationship with the inorganic world. In this lecture, Huxley delves into the anatomy and physiological processes of living organisms using the horse as a focal example. He illustrates how every living being, including plants and animals, transitions from a simple cellular form to complex structures, highlighting the cyclical nature of life and death. By discussing the unity of biological organization, Huxley emphasizes that all living organisms share fundamental similarities in their developmental processes, ultimately suggesting that the diversity of life stems from variations on a shared blueprint. The overarching theme is the relationship between organic and inorganic matter, reinforcing the idea that life is a continuous cycle of absorption, transformation, and decay within the framework of natural laws. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Evolution (Biology) Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. On the origin of species QH Text Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 71669 71676 2024-10-02T05:22:53.396597 2023-10-02T05:17:22.421451 text/html text/html 67100 2013-01-22T14:16:20 text/html; charset=us-ascii 152723 2013-01-22T14:17:26 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 245472 2024-10-02T05:22:58.975538 application/epub+zip 244133 2024-10-02T05:22:56.587603 application/epub+zip 88950 2024-10-02T05:22:55.348575 application/epub+zip 365704 2024-10-02T05:23:00.737528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356763 2024-10-02T05:22:58.237556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95696 2022-09-02T06:37:59.825658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59384 59358 2024-10-02T05:22:53.107591 2023-10-02T05:17:22.231461 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 59407 2009-01-04T09:31:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21973 2009-01-04T09:56:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19760 2024-10-02T05:23:00.955531 application/rdf+xml 15052 2024-10-02T05:22:55.901575 image/jpeg 3572 2024-10-02T05:22:55.620576 image/jpeg 237176 2024-10-02T05:22:53.411565 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