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On a Piece of Chalk was a lecture given by Thomas Henry Huxley on 26 August 1868 [1] to the working men of Norwich during a meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. [2] It was published as an essay in Macmillan's Magazine in London later that year.
We all know that if we "burn" chalk the result is quick-lime. Chalk, in fact, is a compound of carbonic acid gas, and lime, and when you make it very hot the carbonic acid flies away and the lime is left. By this method of procedure we see the lime, but we do not see the carbonic acid. If, on the other hand, you were to powder a little chalk ...
5 de nov. de 2012 · ON A PIECE OF CHALK [1868] Thomas Henry Huxley; Book: Collected Essays; Online publication: 05 November 2012; Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139149273.002
It is a piece of chalk. Originally appearing in an article published for Daily News in 1905, “A Piece of Chalk” is a classic example of G.K. Chesterton’s wondrous musings. The essay appears in Tremendous Trifles. To learn more about the book, read the Chesterton University lecture.
On A Piece Of Chalk is a scientific essay written by Thomas Henry Huxley, a prominent biologist and naturalist in the late 19th century. The essay was originally delivered as a lecture to...
On a Piece of Chalk. By Thomas Henry Huxley (1825 1895) From ‘Collected Essays,’ Vol. viii. A GREAT chapter of the history of the world is written in the chalk.
‘On a Piece of Chalk’ was a lecture delivered by Thomas Henry Huxley at a meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Norwich. In it, Huxley meticulously reconstructed the geological history of Britain from his starting point of a piece of chalk, demonstrating the processes of scientific reasoning, as well as a ...
