Man's Place in Nature, and Other Essays
Thomas Henry Huxley, the biologist known as Darwin's bulldog, published Man's Place in Nature in 1863, setting out the anatomical evidence that humans are closely related to the apes. This Everyman's Library volume, introduced by Sir Oliver Lodge, opens with its three essays on the natural history of the man-like apes, the relations of man to the lower animals and fossil remains of man, then adds Huxley's lectures on the present and past condition of organic nature and on the causes of organic change, along with other essays on science and its methods. Lucid, combative and written for general audiences, these pieces helped win public acceptance for evolution and remain models of scientific prose. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first essay is free.
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