| Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley - Volume 1 Contributor(s): Huxley, Leonard (Author), Huxley, Thomas Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108040454 ISBN-13: 9781108040457 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $58.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Darwin, Evolution and Genetic |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.34 lbs) 482 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 1 covers the period 1825-69, including his expedition to Australasia and the publication of the On the Origin of Species (1859). |
