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Huxley at Work

With the Scientific Correspondence of T. H. Huxley and the Rev. Dr George Gordon of Birnie, near Elgin

Palgrave Macmillan

Authors:

  1. Michael Collie

    1. York University, Toronto, Canada

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Part One

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Huxley the Public Figure

      • Michael Collie
      Pages 3-11

    3. The Land of the Cakes

      • Michael Collie
      Pages 12-25

    4. The Intellectual Life of Elgin

      • Michael Collie
      Pages 26-34

    5. The Hours of the Chisel

      • Michael Collie
      Pages 35-68

    6. Huxley and his Juliet

      • Michael Collie
      Pages 69-86

  3. Part Two

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. The Correspondence

      • Michael Collie
      Pages 93-141

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 142-158
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About this book

The previously unpublished correspondence of T.H.Huxley with Rev. George Gordon is an important new addition to the literature on Huxley and Victorian science. The correspondence is self-contained and wholely scientific, concerning the unexpected discovery of reptilian fossils and footprints near Elgin, and relates to a most important aspect of Huxley's career: defining the relationship between geology and palaentology. The letters are complemented by an incisive analysis of Huxley's work as a palaentologist and the development of his views on evolution.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • York University, Toronto, Canada

    Michael Collie

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Huxley at Work

  • Book Subtitle: With the Scientific Correspondence of T. H. Huxley and the Rev. Dr George Gordon of Birnie, near Elgin

  • Authors: Michael Collie

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11111-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Michael Collie 1991

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-51059-9Published: 01 December 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-11113-8Published: 01 January 1991

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-11111-4Published: 27 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 168

  • Topics: Physical Geography, Geology, Music, Literature, general, Paleontology

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