The Advance Of Science In The Last Half-Century
Thomas Henry Huxley
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T.H. HUXLEY, F.R.S.
T.H. HUXLEY, F.R.S.
NEW YORK D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1889 The most obvious and the most distinctive features of the History of Civilisation, during the last fifty years, is the wonderful increase of industrial production by the application of machinery, the improvement of old technical processes and the invention of new ones, accompanied by an even more remarkable development of old and new means of locomotion and intercommunication. By this rapid and vast multiplication of the commodities and conveniences of exist
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THOMAS H. HUXLEY'S WORKS.
THOMAS H. HUXLEY'S WORKS.
SCIENCE AND CULTURE, AND OTHER ESSAYS. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. THE CRAYFISH: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF ZOÖLOGY. With 82 Illustrations. 12mo. Cloth, $1.75. SCIENCE PRIMERS: INTRODUCTORY. 18mo. Flexible cloth, 45 cents. MAN'S PLACE IN NATURE. 12mo. Cloth, $1.25. ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00. MORE CRITICISMS ON DARWIN, AND ADMINISTRATIVE NIHILISM. 12mo. Limp cloth, 50 cents. MANUAL OF THE ANATOMY OF VERTEBRATED ANIMALS. Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth, $2.50. MANUAL OF THE ANATOMY OF INV
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JOHN TYNDALL'S WORKS.
JOHN TYNDALL'S WORKS.
ESSAYS ON THE FLOATING MATTER OF THE AIR, in Relation to Putrefaction and Infection. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. ON FORMS OF WATER, in Clouds, Rivers, Ice, and Glaciers. With 35 Illustrations. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. HEAT AS A MODE OF MOTION. New edition. 12mo. Cloth, $2.50. ON SOUND: A Course of Eight Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. Illustrated. 12mo. New edition. Cloth, $2.00. FRAGMENTS OF SCIENCE FOR UNSCIENTIFIC PEOPLE. 12mo. New revised and enlarged edition. Cloth, $2.50.
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CHARLES DARWIN'S WORKS.
CHARLES DARWIN'S WORKS.
ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION, OR THE PRESERVATION OF FAVORED RACES IN THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE. From sixth and last London edition. 2 vols., 12mo. Cloth, $4.00. DESCENT OF MAN, AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX. With many Illustrations. A new edition. 12mo. Cloth, $3.00. JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES INTO THE NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY OF COUNTRIES VISITED DURING THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE ROUND THE WORLD. New edition. 12mo. Cloth, $2.00. EMOTIONAL EXPRESSIONS OF MAN AND THE LOWER ANIMA
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ALEXANDER BAIN'S WORKS.
ALEXANDER BAIN'S WORKS.
THE SENSES AND THE INTELLECT. By ALEXANDER BAIN. LL.D., Professor of Logic in the University of Aberdeen. 8vo. Cloth, $5.00. The object of this treatise is to give a full and systematic account of two principal divisions of the science of mind—the senses and the intellect. The value of the third edition of the work is greatly enhanced by an account of the psychology of Aristotle, which has been contributed by Mr. Grote. THE EMOTIONS AND THE WILL. By ALEXANDER BAIN, LL.D. 8vo. Cloth, $5.00. The p
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Established by EDWARD L. YOUMANS. THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY,
Established by EDWARD L. YOUMANS. THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY,
Edited by W.J. YOUMANS, Is filled with scientific articles by well-known writers on subjects of popular and practical interest. Its range of topics, which is widening with the advance of science, comprises: Domestic and Social Economy. Political Science, or the Functions of Government. Psychology and Education. Relations of Science and Religion. Conditions of Health and Prevention of Disease. Art and Architecture in Practical Life. Race Development. Agriculture and Food Products. Natural History
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