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Discourses: Biological & Geological

Thomas Henry Huxley

Narrator Barbara Baker

Publisher: LibriVox

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Summary

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 on he gave on biology and geology and addresses he delivered on the same subjects to scientific bodies.(Summary by barbara2)
Duration: about 13 hours (12:42:58)
Publishing date: 2014-08-25; Copyright Year: 1894. Copyright Statment: —