T.H. Huxley's Place in Natural Science

New Haven and London: Yale Univ Pr, 1984. T. H. Huxely was an English biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Huxley's famous 1860 debate with the Lord Bishop of Oxford, Samuel Wilberforce, was a key moment in the wider acceptance of evolution, and in his own career. Wilberforce was coached by Richard Owen, against whom Huxley also debated on whether man was closely related to apes. Huxley was slow to accept some of Darwin's ideas, such as gradualism, and was undecided about natural selection, but despite this he was wholehearted in his public support of Darwin. He was instrumental in developing scientific education in Britain, and fought against the more extreme versions of religious tradition. This book is an entertaining history of T. H. Huxely's contributions to natural science both in his support of Darwin's theory and in his own original work. . First Edition. Full Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.