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theory that the original manuscripts of the Historia 

 Animalium, with their mingled accuracy and absurdity, 

 were notes taken by some of his students. This 

 essay was reprinted in Science and Culture, p. 180. 



This year he brought out his second volume of 

 essays on various subjects, written from 1870 to 1878, 

 under the title of Critiques and Addresses, and later in 

 the year, his long -delayed and now entirely recast 

 Introductory Primer in the Science Primer Series. 



6 BARNEPARK TERRACE, TEIGNMOTJTH, 

 Sept. 12, 1879. 



MY DEAR ROSCOE I send you by this post my long- 

 promised Primer, and a like set of sheets goes to Stewart. 1 



You will see that it is quite different from my first 

 sketch, Geikie's primer having cut me out of that line 

 but I think it much better. 



You will see that the idea is to develop Science out of 

 common observation, and to lead up to Physics, Chemistry, 

 Biology, and Psychology. 



I want the thing to be good as far as it goes, so don't 

 spare criticism. Ever yours very faithfully, 



T. H. HUXLEY 



Best remembrances from us all, which we are jolly. 



To his other duties he now added that of a 

 Governor of Eton College, a post which he held till 

 1888, when, after doing what he could to advance 

 progressive ideas of education, and in particular, 

 getting a scheme adopted for making drawing part 



1 Balfour Stewart, Professor of Natural Philosophy in Owens 

 College, Manchester. 



