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

Balfour.
--his notion of a holiday.
--queer correspondents.
--table talk of, in 1882.
--presented with the freedom of the Salters.
--President Royal Society.
--qualifications for.
--reluctance to accept.
--or create division in the Society.
--or to commit it to debateable opinions.
--art of governing the headstrong.
--a record in cab-driving.
--effect of anxiety on handwriting.
--holiday defined.
--composition of a presidential address.
--confesses himself to Tyndall.
--the thought of extinction.
--"faded but fascinating".
--increasing ill-health.
--gives up anatomy.
--looks forward to an "Indian summer".
--re-reads the "Decline and Fall".
--rumoured acceptance of a title.
--getting into harness as a tonic.
--ordered abroad.
--takes up Italian again.
--papal and pagan Rome.
--a decayed naturalist, will turn antiquarian.
--Radicals and arbitrary acts.
--not roused even by prospect of a fight.
--moral courage and picture galleries.
--retires from public life.
--illness makes him shirk responsibility.
--at Filey.
--medicinal effect of a book on miracles.
--science and creeds.
--intention to revise work on the Mollusca.
--writes "From the Hut to the Pantheon".
--at Ilkley.
--his career indirectly determined by Dr. Ransom's overworking.
--visit to Arolla.
--effect of.
--second visit to Arolla.
--begins study of gentians.
--theological work, a sort of crib-biting.
--death of a visitor at Arolla, memento of him.
--his boyhood and education compared with Spencer's.
--administrative insight.
--his only sixpence earned by manual labour.
--attack of pleurisy.
--Science and Art Department examinership.
--reply to the Duke of Argyll on pseudo-science.
--on coral reef theories.
--thinks of retiring to Shanklin.
--at Savernake.
--"An Episcopal Trilogy".
--acknowledgment of error.
--letter on Murray's theory of coral reefs.
--his own share in the work of science.
--speculation and fact.
--honorary committee of French teachers.
--supports free library for Marylebone.
--on titles of honour.
--the Irish question.
--the philosophy of age, "lucky it's no worse".
--death of his second daughter.
--paper philosophers.
--Trustee of British Museum.
--consolation for age in past service.
--the stimulus of vanity.
--depression.
--recovery at the Maloja.
--renewed work on gentians.
--receives Copley Medal.
--a centre of society at Maloja.
--receives a futile "warning".
--refuges for the incompetent.
--battles not to be multiplied beyond necessity.
--a "household animal of value".
--appearance of, in 1889.
--works at the limit of his powers.
--marriage of his youngest daughter.
--hatred of anonymity.
--settles at Eastbourne.
--controversy on Agnosticism.
--aim in controversy.
--and in philosophy.
--on suffering fools gladly.
--his autobiographical sketch.
--superiority of the male figure.
--alcohol.
--clericalism.
--second visit to Maloja.
--returns to Eastbourne.
--led to write on social questions.
--manner of work.
--practical results of wrong thinking.

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Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3

Huxley, Thomas Henry

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

Balfour.
--his notion of a holiday.
--queer correspondents.
--table talk of, in 1882.
--presented with the freedom of the Salters.
--President Royal Society.
--qualifications for.
--reluctance to accept.
--or create division in the Society.
--or to commit it to debateable opinions.
--art of governing the headstrong.
--a record in cab-driving.
--effect of anxiety on handwriting.
--holiday defined.
--composition of a presidential address.
--confesses himself to Tyndall.
--the thought of extinction.
--"faded but fascinating".
--increasing ill-health.
--gives up anatomy.
--looks forward to an "Indian summer".
--re-reads the "Decline and Fall".
--rumoured acceptance of a title.
--getting into harness as a tonic.
--ordered abroad.
--takes up Italian again.
--papal and pagan Rome.
--a decayed naturalist, will turn antiquarian.
--Radicals and arbitrary acts.
--not roused even by prospect of a fight.
--moral courage and picture galleries.
--retires from public life.
--illness makes him shirk responsibility.
--at Filey.
--medicinal effect of a book on miracles.
--science and creeds.
--intention to revise work on the Mollusca.
--writes "From the Hut to the Pantheon".
--at Ilkley.
--his career indirectly determined by Dr. Ransom's overworking.
--visit to Arolla.
--effect of.
--second visit to Arolla.
--begins study of gentians.
--theological work, a sort of crib-biting.
--death of a visitor at Arolla, memento of him.
--his boyhood and education compared with Spencer's.
--administrative insight.
--his only sixpence earned by manual labour.
--attack of pleurisy.
--Science and Art Department examinership.
--reply to the Duke of Argyll on pseudo-science.
--on coral reef theories.
--thinks of retiring to Shanklin.
--at Savernake.
--"An Episcopal Trilogy".
--acknowledgment of error.
--letter on Murray's theory of coral reefs.
--his own share in the work of science.
--speculation and fact.
--honorary committee of French teachers.
--supports free library for Marylebone.
--on titles of honour.
--the Irish question.
--the philosophy of age, "lucky it's no worse".
--death of his second daughter.
--paper philosophers.
--Trustee of British Museum.
--consolation for age in past service.
--the stimulus of vanity.
--depression.
--recovery at the Maloja.
--renewed work on gentians.
--receives Copley Medal.
--a centre of society at Maloja.
--receives a futile "warning".
--refuges for the incompetent.
--battles not to be multiplied beyond necessity.
--a "household animal of value".
--appearance of, in 1889.
--works at the limit of his powers.
--marriage of his youngest daughter.
--hatred of anonymity.
--settles at Eastbourne.
--controversy on Agnosticism.
--aim in controversy.
--and in philosophy.
--on suffering fools gladly.
--his autobiographical sketch.
--superiority of the male figure.
--alcohol.
--clericalism.
--second visit to Maloja.
--returns to Eastbourne.
--led to write on social questions.
--manner of work.
--practical results of wrong thinking.

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Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3

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