Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley: Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Darwin, Evolution and Genetics) - Softcover

Huxley, Leonard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108040462 ISBN 13: 9781108040464

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95), the English biologist and naturalist, was known as 'Darwin's Bulldog', and is best remembered today for his vociferous support for Darwin's theory of evolution. He was, however, an influential naturalist, anatomist and religious thinker, who coined the term 'agnostic' to describe his own beliefs. Almost entirely self-educated, he became an authority in anatomy and palaeontology, and after the discovery of the archaeopteryx, he was the first to suggest that birds had evolved from dinosaurs. He was also a keen promoter of scientific education who strove to make science a paid profession, not dependent on patronage or wealth. Published in 1903, this three-volume work, edited by his son Leonard Huxley, is the second and most complete edition of Huxley's biography and selected letters. Volume 2 covers the period 1870–86, including Huxley's American lecture tour, and the death of his friend Charles Darwin in 1882.

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Book Description:

Published in 1903 and edited by his son Leonard Huxley, this three-volume set is the second, extended edition of the biography and selected letters of T. H. Huxley (1825–95). Volume 2 covers the period 1870–86, including his American lecture tour, and the death of his friend Charles Darwin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1108040462
• ISBN 13: 9781108040464
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 490