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Thomas Henry Huxley was popularly known as "Darwin's Bulldog," and that's because the 19th century scientist was a forceful advocate for Darwin's theory of evolution. Huxley himself also wrote at length on the topic.

Le plus grand service qu'on puisse rendre la science est d'y faire place nette avant d'y rien construire.-Cuvier. Most of the Essays comprised in the present volume have been written during the last six or seven years, without premeditated purpose or intentional connection,... Read Full Overview

Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions is a collection of essays written by Thomas Henry Huxley, a prominent British scientist and philosopher of the 19th century. The book contains a series of essays that explore various controversial topics of the time, including evolution,... Read Full Overview

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"Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions" from Thomas Henry Huxley. English biologist (1825-1895).

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

""Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions"" is a collection of essays by Thomas Henry Huxley, a prominent British biologist and philosopher of the 19th century. The book contains a series of essays that discuss various controversial topics of the time, including religion, science,... Read Full Overview

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Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-95) became known as 'Darwin's bulldog' because of his forceful and energetic support for Darwin's theory, most famously at the legendary British Association meeting in Oxford in 1860. In fact, Huxley had some reservations about aspects of the theory,... Read Full Overview