The rise of paleontology in the late XIX century: some considerations by Thomas Henry Huxley

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Primary source translation, History of Paleontology, Thomas Henry Huxley

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Besides his researches and classes on comparative anatomy, physiology, natural history and palaeontology, Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) spent a significant time on public lectures. Later, he published those lectures as essays which helped to enhance his thought. This paper translates the work “The rise and progress of palaeontology” by Thomas Huxley, published in his Collected Essays: Science and the Hebrew in 1894. Huxley dealt briefly with the beginnings of palaeontology, its different schools, its perspectives, and how it fitted the overall scientific context of his time. He used apprehensible and persuasive language. We hope that this work can contribute to the knowledge of Huxley’s palaeontological ideas.

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  • Julian Cristian Gonçalves da Silva Junior, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto

    Estudante de Doutorado no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Comparada, Laboratório de Paleontologia de Ribeirão Preto.

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2022-07-03

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SILVA JUNIOR, Julian Cristian Gonçalves da. The rise of paleontology in the late XIX century: some considerations by Thomas Henry Huxley. Filosofia e História da Biologia , São Paulo, Brasil, v. 17, n. 1, p. 47–71, 2022. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2178-6224v17i1p47-71. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/fhb/article/view/fhb-v17-n1-02.. Acesso em: 3 dec. 2024.