Discourses: Biological and Geological

Thomas Henry Huxley (1825 - 1895)

Thomas Henry Hux­ley was an English biologist (comparative anatomist). He was the most effective supporter of Darwin's Theory of Evolution and had a strong interest in scientific education - in schools, universities, and for the general public . He has been described as "the pre­mier ad­vo­cate of sci­ence in the nine­teenth cen­tury [for] the whole Eng­lish-speak­ing world". This volume consists of popular lectures he gave on biology and geology and addresses he delivered on the same subjects to scientific bodies.
(Summary by barbara2)

Genre(s): Earth Sciences, Life Sciences

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface Barbara Baker
00:12:17
Play 01 On a Piece of Chalk Pt 1 Barbara Baker
00:34:04
Play 02 On a Piece of Chalk, Pt 2 Barbara Baker
00:34:47
Play 03 The Problems of the Deep Sea Pt 1 Barbara Baker
00:33:30
Play 04 The Problems of the Deep Sea Pt 2 Barbara Baker
00:31:36
Play 05 On Some of the Results of the Expedition of H.M.S. Challenger Pt 1 Barbara Baker
00:30:54
Play 06 On Some of the Results of the Expedition of H.M.S. Challenger Pt 2 Barbara Baker
00:28:13
Play 07 On Some of the Results of the Expedition of H.M.S. Challenger Pt 3 Barbara Baker
00:33:43
Play 08 Yeast Pt 1 Barbara Baker
00:26:16
Play 09 Yeast Pt 2 Barbara Baker
00:28:32
Play 10 On the Formation of Coal Pt 1 Barbara Baker
00:18:27
Play 11 On the Formation of Coal Pt 2 Barbara Baker
00:29:26
Play 12 On the Border Territory Between the Animal and the Vegetable Kingdoms Pt 1 Barbara Baker
00:29:46
Play 13 On the Border Territory Between the Animal and the Vegetable Kingdoms Pt 2 Barbara Baker
00:36:17
Play 14 A Lobster or the Study of Zoology Pt 1 Barbara Baker
00:26:11
Play 15 A Lobster or the Study of Zoology Pt 2 Barbara Baker
00:35:57
Play 16 Biogenesis and Abiogenesis Pt 1 Barbara Baker
00:25:12
Play 17 Biogenesis and Abiogenesis Pt 2 Barbara Baker
00:23:08
Play 18 Biogenesis and Abiogenisis Pt 3 Barbara Baker
00:27:19
Play 19 Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life Pt 1 Barbara Baker
00:29:48
Play 20 Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life Pt 2 Barbara Baker
00:31:59
Play 21 Geological Reform Pt 1 Barbara Baker
00:33:23
Play 22 Geological Reform Pt 2 Barbara Baker
00:30:05
Play 23 Palaeontology and the Doctrine of Evolution Pt 1 Barbara Baker
00:25:39
Play 24 Palaeontology and the Doctrine of Evolution Pt 2 Barbara Baker
00:22:44
Play 25 Palaeontology and the Doctrine of Evolution Pt 3 Barbara Baker
00:18:17
Play 26 Palaentology and the Doctrine of Evolution Pt 4 Barbara Baker
00:25:30