A Course Of Practical Instruction In Elementary Biology - Softcover

Thomas Henry Huxley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371367964 ISBN 13: 9780371367964

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

A Course Of Practical Instruction In Elementary Biology by Thomas Henry Huxley. The book is a laboratory manual designed to accompany the study of zoology and botany through practical work. Conceived as a laboratory guide for science teachers and students, it describes a series of common, accessible organisms and the experiments that reveal their life processes. The early sections cover yeast (Torula), Protococcus, Proteus animalcule, bacteria, and moulds, examining morphology, physiology, and the conditions that govern growth, including Pasteur’s fluid and alcohol production. Subsequent chapters introduce stoneworts (Chara and Nitella), the brown fern (Bracken) and other plants, culminating in the higher animals and plants such as the Fresh-water mussel, crayfish, frog, and bean plant, with detailed laboratory work, sections on protoplasmic movement, alternation of generations, fertilization, reproduction, and development. The Preface explains the aim to integrate Zoology and Botany, with the teacher establishing a foundation for subsequent specialized study in physiology and zoology. Begun at the Royal School of Mines and South Kensington laboratories, the manual remains a landmark of early scientific education, originally published in 1875.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371367964
• ISBN 13: 9780371367964
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 326