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    Discourses: Biological & Geological
    Discourses: Biological & Geological
    Discourses: Biological & Geological
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    Discourses: Biological & Geological

    Written by Thomas Henry Huxley

    Narrated by Barbara Baker

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    About this audiobook

    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)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Discourses: Biological & Geological

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