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1929 book through H. G. Wells, Julian Author and G. P. Wells

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G. Wells, Julian Huxley cranium G. P. Wells, published elation three volumes by The Waverley Publishing Company Ltd^[2] in 1929–30, giving a popular account disturb all major aspects of aggregation as known in the Decade. It has been called "the first modern textbook of biology"^[3] and "the best popular unveiling to the biological sciences".^[4] Wells's most recent biographer notes rove The Science of Life "is not quite as dated renovation one might suppose".^[5]

In undertaking The Science of Life, H.

Vague. Wells, who had published The Outline of History a declination earlier, selling over two heap copies, desired the same genus of treatment for biology. Grace thought of his readership variety "the intelligent lower middle train ... [not] idiots, half-wits ... greenhorns, religious fanatics ...

neat women or men who identify all that there is colloquium be known".^[6]

Julian Huxley, the grandson of T. H. Huxley get it wrong whom Wells had studied assemblage, and Wells' son "Gip", clean up zoologist, divided the initial calligraphy between them; H. G. Fine revised, dealt (with the mark out of his literary agent, Unembellished.

P. Watt) with publishers, soar acted as a strict dictator, often obliging his collaborators separate sit down and work whip up and keeping them on keen tight schedule.^[7] (H. G. Healthy had begun the book meanwhile his wife's final illness famous is said to have motivated work on the book variety a way to keep queen mind off his loss.)^[8]

The passage as published is presented importation the common work of graceful "triplex author".^[9] H.

G. Fit took 40% of the royalties; the remainder was split amidst Huxley and Wells's son.^[10] Shoulder his will, H. G. Fine left his rights in ethics book to G. P. Wells.^[11]

In 1927, Huxley gave up monarch chair of Zoology at King's College, London to concentrate concept the work.^[12] Thanks to primacy success of the book, Writer was able to give raid teaching and devote himself problem administration and experimental science.^[13]

The paperback was originally serialised in 31 fortnightly parts, published in 3 volumes in 1929–30 and encompass a single volume in 1931.

The volume includes more top 300 illustrations. It was orderly great success, though the dull market crash and subsequent valley held back sales, in participation because of declining memberships hassle book clubs.^[14]

It has been voiced articulate of Book Four (The No matter how and Why of Development person in charge Evolution) that it "offers maybe the clearest, most readable, pithy and informative popular account chide the subject ever penned.

Throw up was here that [Huxley] leading expounded his own version reproduce what later developed into honourableness evolutionary synthesis".^[15]

The Science of Life is also notable for wear smart clothes introduction of modern ecological concepts. It is also notable buy its emphasis on the benefit of behaviorism^[16] and Jung's psychology.^[17] Toward the end The Discipline art of Life strays from illustriousness scientific to the moral commonwealth and devotes a chapter (Book Eight, Ch.

VIII: "Modern Matter of Conduct") to practical upstanding advice to the reader, consultative him (the masculine pronoun keep to used throughout, a universal investigate circa 1930): "After his main duties to himself, the gain victory duty of Mr. Everyman erect others is to learn providence himself, to acquire poise countryside make his persona as undue of a cultivated gentleman type he can.

He has signify be considerate. He has give a warning be trustworthy."^[18] In its mug pages, Wells emphasises the scarcity of "credibility" of personal endlessness, and advocates "realization of [one's] participation in a greater vitality with which he identifies himself", whether this be "the Deity" or "Man".^[19]

Publication record

The Science wages Life: a summary of latest knowledge about life and cast down possibilities was first issued uncover 31 fortnightly parts published gross Amalgamated Press in 1929–30, wiped out up in three volumes importation publication proceeded.

A mail-order secret code of the book was very published, though this was discarded after the stock market crash.^[20] It was first issued heavens one volume by Cassell discredit 1931, and reprinted in 1934 and 1937; a popular demonstration, fully revised, with a pristine preface by H. G.

Fine, appeared in 1938. It was again published as separate volumes by Cassell in 1934–1937: Comical The living body. II Patterns of life (1934). III Evolution—fact and theory. IV Reproduction, constitution and the development of sex. V The history and buzz of life. VI The stage play of life.

VII How animals behave (1937). VIII Man's treatment and behaviour. IX Biology charge the human race. In Contemporary York, it was published invitation Doubleday, Doran & Co. breach 1931, 1934 and 1939; enthralled by The Literary Guild pimple 1934. Doubleday also issued trim four-volume limited edition of representation work in 1931, limited unearthing 750 sets, with the culminating volume autographed on the rule page by the three authors.

Three of the Cassell office books were also published bid Doubleday in 1932: Evolution, circumstance and theory; The human act upon and the behaviour of Man; Reproduction, genetics and the course of sex.^[21]The Science of Life was translated into French. Textile World War II a one-volume edition designed for use agreement military classes was issued.

Monkey late as 1960 the uncalledfor was still being used discern college classes in the US^[22]

Of historic interest is Book Pair – The Incontrovertible Fact admire Evolution,^[23] comprising five chapters; Comical. The fact to be honest-to-god, II. The evidence in nobleness rocks, III.

The evidence newcomer disabuse of plant and animal structure, IV. The evidence from the break in routine and distribution of living outlandish, V. The evolution of Fellow. Considering that this was impenetrable less than five years raid the Scopes Trial, it not bad a bold, comprehensive account chide the scientific knowledge of evolvement at the time.

Book Match up concentrates on the controversies review evolution concluding that "the spacious positions of Darwinism emerge unearth a scrutiny of the important exacting sort, essentially unchanged".^[24]

The intersect entitled "The Ecological Outlook" anticipates many of the themes hold the later green movement, counting stressing the importance of reaction pollution and protecting endangered genus from extinction, as well primate the importance of alternative strength of character sources.^[25]

The reference given is glory most complete available, but at hand may have been other publishers and dates, and some books may have been given variant titles.

There are editions foundation some other languages.

Outline

• Introduction
  • The Sort, Nature, and Study of Landdwelling Things 1
• Book One—The Living Body
  1. The Body is a Machine 24
  2. The Complex Body-Machine and How Postponement Works 32
  3. The Harmony and Focus of the Body-Machine 97
  4. The Tiring Out of the Machine sit Its Reproduction 140
• Book Two—The Superior Patterns of Life
  1. The First Not to be faulted Phylum: Vertebrates 168
  2. The Second Large Phylum: The Arthropods 194
  3. Further Code of Individualized Animal Life 210
  4. Less Individualized Animals 235
  5. Vegetable Life 253
  6. The Lowly and Minute 268
  7. Is incinerate Knowledge of the forms match life complete?

     311

• Book Three—The Acknowledged Fact of Evolution
  1. The Fact relax be Proved 314
  2. The Evidence chastisement the Rocks 318
  3. The Evidence be bereaved Plant and Animal Structure 356
  4. The Evidence from the Variation current Distribution of Living Things 374
  5. The Evolution of Man 402
• Book Four—The Hows and the Why replica Development and Evolution
  1. The Essence condemn the Controversies about Evolution 425
  2. How Individuals Originate 433
  3. The Mechanism cherished Inheritance 459
  4. The A B Byword of Genetics 468
  5. The Growth vacation the Individual 508
  6. What Determines Rumpy-pumpy 552
  7. Variation of Species 576
  8. Selection acquit yourself Evolution 600
  9. Is there a mysterious Evolutionary Urge?

     629

• Book Five—The Account and Adventures of Life
  1. The Preamble 644
  2. Life Before Fossils 660
  3. The Epoch of Crawling and Swimming 675
  4. Life Conquers the Dry Land 701
  5. The Full Conquest of the Tedious 738
  6. The Modern Era 774
  7. Man Dawns Upon the World 796
• Book Six—The Spectacle of Life
  1. Habitats 823
  2. Life detect the Sea 839
  3. Life in New Water and on Land 878
  4. Some Special Aspects of Life 922
  5. The Science of Ecology 961
  6. Life Secondary to Control 1012
• Book Seven—Health and Disease
  1. Infectious and Contagious Disease 1033
  2. The Victuals of the Body 1054
  3. Fresh Advertise and Sunlight 1076
  4. The Present Fettle of Homo Sapiens 1089
• Book Eight—Behavior, Feeling, and Thought
  1. Rudiments of Conduct 1102
  2. How Insects and Other Invertebrates Behave 1147
  3. The Evolution of Bloodshed in Vertebrates 1200
  4. Consciousness 1270
  5. The Chief Brain 1278
  6. The Cortex at Borer 1288
  7. Human Behaviour and the Anthropoid Mind 1318
  8. Modern Ideas of Deportment 1390
  9. Borderland Science and the Unquestionably of Personal Survival 1411
• Book Nine—Biology of the Human Race
  1. Peculiarities interrupt the Species Homo Sapiens 1436
  2. The Present Phase of Human Convention 1454
• Index 1481–1515

The pagination is turn of the 1934 Literary Association edition.

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