Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3

Name: Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3
Author: Huxley, Thomas Henry

Huxley, Thomas Henry

Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895; Naturalists -- England -- Biography

--openness of dealing with his friends, Hooker and Forbes.
--Carpenter.
--about a rejected memoir.
--refuses uncertain position at Edinburgh.
--prefers a scientific career in London.
--his principle of "having a row at starting".
--marriage.
--early work on the Invertebrata interrupted.
--paleontological work.
--British Museum Collections.
--on the value of a hundred a year.
--tries to organise a scientific review (see "Natural History Review").
--his wish to become a physiologist.
--writes on the Cell Theory and the Skull.
--ill-health during the fifties.
--tour in Switzerland.
--ascends Mont Blanc.
--work on glaciers.
--apparent desultoriness of his earlier work.
--balance-sheet of work in 1857.
--begins the systematic consultation of foreign writers.
--recognition abroad.
--birth of his son Noel.
--his aim in life.
--death of his son.
--position in 1858.
--ambition.
--translation and lecturing.
--money and marriage.
--paleontology and anatomy.
--loss of priority through delay of "Oceanic Hydrozoa".
--his personal contributions to science.
--effect on him of the "Origin".
--"anti-progressive confession of faith".
--one of the decisive critics of the "Origin".
--"general agent" to Darwin.
--nature of his support of Darwin.
--as Darwin's bulldog
--descent of man.
--takes up ethnology.
--his philosophy of life.
--love of philosophy.
--early life.
--moves to Abbey Place.
--his handwriting.
--on matrimony.
--children.
--"Happy Family".
--fondness for music.
--health.
--expedition to Switzerland.
--Hunterian Lectures.
--the British Museum and controversy.
--exhilarating effect of controversy.
--not inconsistent with friendship.
--reputation.
--ethnological work.
--vein of laziness.
--appealed to on point of honour.
--science course for International College.
--on Indian anthropological scheme.
--Edinburgh degree.
--the writing of elementary books.
--"Elementary Physiology".
--incident at a working-men's lecture.
--trip to Brittany.
--anecdote of the cerebellum.
--on "eating the leek".
--rapidity of thought.
--influence of his style.
--the moralities of criticism.
--a good book and fools.
--turning-point in his career, 1870.
--popular view of, about 1870.
--effect of "Lay Sermons".
--growing pressure of official work.
--dubbed "Pope" by the "Spectator".
--on evolution of the horse.
--influence of Descartes, and scientific Calvinism.
--visits the Eifel.
--his degree of D.C.L. opposed.
--President British Association.
--work on micro-organisms and spontaneous generation.
--continued work on micro-organisms.
--on savagery.
--visits the slums.
--presentation to.
--commerce the civiliser.
--attacks on his Address.
--stands for the School Board.
--his programme.
--opposes proposal to open meetings with prayer.
--on Education Committee.
--religious and secular teaching.
--letters on the compromise and an "incriminated lesson".
--report of Education Committee.
--speech on Ultramontanism.
--his lasting influence.
--impression on fellow-workers.

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Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3

Huxley, Thomas Henry

Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895; Naturalists -- England -- Biography

--openness of dealing with his friends, Hooker and Forbes.
--Carpenter.
--about a rejected memoir.
--refuses uncertain position at Edinburgh.
--prefers a scientific career in London.
--his principle of "having a row at starting".
--marriage.
--early work on the Invertebrata interrupted.
--paleontological work.
--British Museum Collections.
--on the value of a hundred a year.
--tries to organise a scientific review (see "Natural History Review").
--his wish to become a physiologist.
--writes on the Cell Theory and the Skull.
--ill-health during the fifties.
--tour in Switzerland.
--ascends Mont Blanc.
--work on glaciers.
--apparent desultoriness of his earlier work.
--balance-sheet of work in 1857.
--begins the systematic consultation of foreign writers.
--recognition abroad.
--birth of his son Noel.
--his aim in life.
--death of his son.
--position in 1858.
--ambition.
--translation and lecturing.
--money and marriage.
--paleontology and anatomy.
--loss of priority through delay of "Oceanic Hydrozoa".
--his personal contributions to science.
--effect on him of the "Origin".
--"anti-progressive confession of faith".
--one of the decisive critics of the "Origin".
--"general agent" to Darwin.
--nature of his support of Darwin.
--as Darwin's bulldog
--descent of man.
--takes up ethnology.
--his philosophy of life.
--love of philosophy.
--early life.
--moves to Abbey Place.
--his handwriting.
--on matrimony.
--children.
--"Happy Family".
--fondness for music.
--health.
--expedition to Switzerland.
--Hunterian Lectures.
--the British Museum and controversy.
--exhilarating effect of controversy.
--not inconsistent with friendship.
--reputation.
--ethnological work.
--vein of laziness.
--appealed to on point of honour.
--science course for International College.
--on Indian anthropological scheme.
--Edinburgh degree.
--the writing of elementary books.
--"Elementary Physiology".
--incident at a working-men's lecture.
--trip to Brittany.
--anecdote of the cerebellum.
--on "eating the leek".
--rapidity of thought.
--influence of his style.
--the moralities of criticism.
--a good book and fools.
--turning-point in his career, 1870.
--popular view of, about 1870.
--effect of "Lay Sermons".
--growing pressure of official work.
--dubbed "Pope" by the "Spectator".
--on evolution of the horse.
--influence of Descartes, and scientific Calvinism.
--visits the Eifel.
--his degree of D.C.L. opposed.
--President British Association.
--work on micro-organisms and spontaneous generation.
--continued work on micro-organisms.
--on savagery.
--visits the slums.
--presentation to.
--commerce the civiliser.
--attacks on his Address.
--stands for the School Board.
--his programme.
--opposes proposal to open meetings with prayer.
--on Education Committee.
--religious and secular teaching.
--letters on the compromise and an "incriminated lesson".
--report of Education Committee.
--speech on Ultramontanism.
--his lasting influence.
--impression on fellow-workers.

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Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3

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