More Science from an Easy Chair collects the popular-science essays of Sir E. Ray Lankester, one of the most eminent British biologists of his day and a gifted explainer of science to the public. Following the success of his earlier Science from an Easy Chair, this volume continues his relaxed, conversational tours through natural history and discovery.
Lankester writes engagingly on subjects from the habits of animals and the wonders of the microscope to fossils, evolution, and the curiosities of everyday phenomena. His authority is worn lightly, and his enthusiasm is infectious, making complex science approachable for the general reader. As a window onto Edwardian popular science—and onto a distinguished scientist’s capacity to delight as well as instruct—this collection remains both informative and thoroughly enjoyable.