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If a well were sunk at our feet in the midst of the city of Norwich, the diggers would very soon find themselves at work in that white substance almost too soft to be called rock, with which we are all familiar as "chalk." Not only here, but over the whole county of Norfolk,... Read Full Overview

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Discourses: Biological and Geological

The contents of the present volume, with three exceptions, are either popular lectures, or addresses delivered to scientific bodies with which I have been officially connected. I am not sure which gave me the more trouble. For I have not been one of those fortunate persons who... Read Full Overview

The Collected Essays of Thomas Huxley: Discourses Biological And Geological V8 is a compilation of essays by the renowned English biologist and naturalist, Thomas Huxley. This volume contains a selection of Huxley's essays on biological and geological topics, including discussions... Read Full Overview

"Discourses Biological and Geological Essays" from Thomas Henry Huxley. English biologist (1825-1895).

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