Project Gutenberg 2001-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 97 Huxley, Thomas Henry 1825 1895 Huxley, T. H. (Thomas Henry) The Past Condition of Organic Nature Lecture II. (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 Past Condition of Organic Nature" by Thomas Henry Huxley is a scientific publication in the form of a lecture delivered in the mid-19th century, specifically during the Victorian era. This book explores the principles of organic life, emphasizing the evolution and historical continuity of life forms from simple organisms to the complexity observed today, aligning with the debates sparked by Darwin's work on evolution. In this detailed lecture, Huxley analyses the geological record and the formation of sedimentary layers, or "mud," as a chronology of past life on Earth. He discusses how organic remains are preserved in the geological strata and the challenges in interpreting these records due to their incompleteness and fragmentary nature. Huxley emphasizes that, despite the tremendous time spans involved, the fossil evidence shows significant continuity between past and present organisms, underscoring the small percentage of extinct animal orders. He concludes that as one moves deeper into the Earth’s crust, the variety of life forms becomes more distinct, revealing the developmental history of life on the planet. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Evolution (Biology) Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. On the origin of species QH Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 69134 69139 2024-10-02T05:23:01.269542 2023-10-02T05:17:27.108534 text/html text/html 64204 2013-01-22T14:21:32 text/html; charset=us-ascii 71285 2013-01-22T14:22:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 174210 2024-10-02T05:23:07.009500 application/epub+zip 172915 2024-10-02T05:23:04.636525 application/epub+zip 82083 2024-10-02T05:23:03.394525 application/epub+zip 303492 2024-10-02T05:23:08.711508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295740 2024-10-02T05:23:06.244497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97585 2022-09-02T06:38:07.235657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58164 58138 2024-10-02T05:23:01.000563 2023-10-02T05:17:26.930505 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 58178 2009-01-04T10:12:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21538 2009-01-04T10:14:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19611 2024-10-02T05:23:08.831490 application/rdf+xml 17486 2024-10-02T05:23:03.946528 image/jpeg 4030 2024-10-02T05:23:03.671533 image/jpeg 167216 2024-10-02T05:23:01.281561 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