The Life And Letters Of Thomas Henry Huxley V.1

The Life And Letters Of Thomas Henry Huxley V.1

Leonard Huxley

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Kessinger Publishing
Año de edición:
2004
Materia
Biografía: ciencia, tecnología y medicina
ISBN:
9781419169380
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The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Volume 1 is a biographical account of the life and works of Thomas Henry Huxley, a prominent British biologist and philosopher of the 19th century. The book is written by Leonard Huxley, the son of Thomas Henry Huxley, and is based on the personal letters and papers of the scientist. The book covers Huxley’s early life, his education, his career in science, his contributions to the theory of evolution, and his role in the scientific community of his time. The book also sheds light on Huxley’s personal life, including his relationships with his family, friends, and colleagues. The book is a comprehensive and insightful account of one of the most important figures in the history of science and philosophy.6. I have the materials for a monograph upon the Acalephae and Hydrostatic Acalephae. I have examined very carefully more than forty genera of these animals--many of them very rare, and some quite new. But I paid comparatively little attention to the collection of new species, caring rather to come to some clear and definite idea as to the structure of those which had indeed been long known, but very little understood. Unfortunately for science, but fortunately for me, this method appears to have been somewhat novel with observers of these animals, and consequently everywhere new and remarkable facts were to be had for the picking up.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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