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

--examinations.
--extra subjects.
--monetary assistance offered, to remain on School Board.
--sacrifices involved in.
--urged to stand for Parliament.
--Secretary of the Royal Society.
--and Appendix 2.
--on "Challenger" Committee.
--science teaching for teachers.
--continues his educational campaign.
--ideal of a State Church.
--titles for men of science.
--edits Science Primers.
--microscopes.
--at St. Andrews.
--holiday work.
--plays golf.
--on strong language.
--breakdown of 1871.
--help of friends.
--examines stores at Gibraltar.
--at Tangier.
--in Egypt.
--further treatment.
--new teaching in biology.
--view of.
--changes the course.
--writes "Elementary Instruction in Biology".
--new house in Marlborough Place.
--lawsuit.
--loan from Tyndall.
--mixed classes in Anatomy.
--Lord Rector of Aberdeen.
--trip to the Auvergne.
--as travelling companion.
--geological work.
--letters on.
--learns to smoke.
--Order of the Pole Star.
--a paternal gander.
--his reputation and the part he has to play in the world.
--scientific work after 1870.
--precious half-hours.
--duty of fulfilling a promise.
--attends Presbyterian service.
--at Belfast British Association.
--on "grasping the nettle".
--feeling about vivisection.
--grouse-murder.
--Natural History courses at Edinburgh.
--suspects himself of cowardice.
--expectation of his visit in America.
--a second honeymoon.
--position in the world of thought.
--tugs in New York harbour.
--prefers the contents of a university to the buildings.
--old opinions and new truth.
--at Niagara.
--meets his sister again.
--an address under difficulties.
--lectures on Evolution.
--prophecies fulfilled.
--the two things he really cares about.
--posthumous fame.
--ingrained laziness the bane of his existence.
--speech on Darwin's LL.D. at Cambridge.
--help to a distressed man of science.
--"bottled life".
--politics in 1878.
--projected Introductions to Zoology, Mammalia, Anthropology, and
Psychology.
--engrossed in the Invertebrates.
--affected by his daughter's illness.
--rationality and the parental capacity.
--traces diphtheria.
--learns Greek.
--Governor of Eton College.
--makes drawing part of the curriculum.
--attends no society except the Royal and Zoological.
--fifty-three a youthful age.
--resigns presidency of Association of Liberal Thinkers.
--LL.D. at Cambridge.
--becomes a "person of respectability".
--"eats the leek" over Bathybius.
--advantages of breaking a leg.
--faith in Natural Selection.
--"pretty Fanny's way".
--optimism and pessimism.
--friendship and criticism.
--further involved in official duties.
--Inspector of Fisheries.
--salary.
--duties of inspectorship described.
--conduct of meetings.
--as a companion.
--as a writer.
--as a speaker.
--life uninfluenced by idea of future recompense.
--a child's criticism on.
--refuses to go to Oxford as Linacre Professor.
--or Master of University College.
--debt to Carlyle.
--health in 1881.
--his title of Dean.
--his nunc dimittis postponed by death of F.

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Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3

Huxley, Thomas Henry

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

--examinations.
--extra subjects.
--monetary assistance offered, to remain on School Board.
--sacrifices involved in.
--urged to stand for Parliament.
--Secretary of the Royal Society.
--and Appendix 2.
--on "Challenger" Committee.
--science teaching for teachers.
--continues his educational campaign.
--ideal of a State Church.
--titles for men of science.
--edits Science Primers.
--microscopes.
--at St. Andrews.
--holiday work.
--plays golf.
--on strong language.
--breakdown of 1871.
--help of friends.
--examines stores at Gibraltar.
--at Tangier.
--in Egypt.
--further treatment.
--new teaching in biology.
--view of.
--changes the course.
--writes "Elementary Instruction in Biology".
--new house in Marlborough Place.
--lawsuit.
--loan from Tyndall.
--mixed classes in Anatomy.
--Lord Rector of Aberdeen.
--trip to the Auvergne.
--as travelling companion.
--geological work.
--letters on.
--learns to smoke.
--Order of the Pole Star.
--a paternal gander.
--his reputation and the part he has to play in the world.
--scientific work after 1870.
--precious half-hours.
--duty of fulfilling a promise.
--attends Presbyterian service.
--at Belfast British Association.
--on "grasping the nettle".
--feeling about vivisection.
--grouse-murder.
--Natural History courses at Edinburgh.
--suspects himself of cowardice.
--expectation of his visit in America.
--a second honeymoon.
--position in the world of thought.
--tugs in New York harbour.
--prefers the contents of a university to the buildings.
--old opinions and new truth.
--at Niagara.
--meets his sister again.
--an address under difficulties.
--lectures on Evolution.
--prophecies fulfilled.
--the two things he really cares about.
--posthumous fame.
--ingrained laziness the bane of his existence.
--speech on Darwin's LL.D. at Cambridge.
--help to a distressed man of science.
--"bottled life".
--politics in 1878.
--projected Introductions to Zoology, Mammalia, Anthropology, and
Psychology.
--engrossed in the Invertebrates.
--affected by his daughter's illness.
--rationality and the parental capacity.
--traces diphtheria.
--learns Greek.
--Governor of Eton College.
--makes drawing part of the curriculum.
--attends no society except the Royal and Zoological.
--fifty-three a youthful age.
--resigns presidency of Association of Liberal Thinkers.
--LL.D. at Cambridge.
--becomes a "person of respectability".
--"eats the leek" over Bathybius.
--advantages of breaking a leg.
--faith in Natural Selection.
--"pretty Fanny's way".
--optimism and pessimism.
--friendship and criticism.
--further involved in official duties.
--Inspector of Fisheries.
--salary.
--duties of inspectorship described.
--conduct of meetings.
--as a companion.
--as a writer.
--as a speaker.
--life uninfluenced by idea of future recompense.
--a child's criticism on.
--refuses to go to Oxford as Linacre Professor.
--or Master of University College.
--debt to Carlyle.
--health in 1881.
--his title of Dean.
--his nunc dimittis postponed by death of F.

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Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3

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