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HE WAS CALLED DARWIN’S BULLDOG AND PROPOSED CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANISMS AND THEIR EVOLUTIONARY HISTORIES AND PROMOTED CHARLES DARWIN’S THEORY OF EVOLUTION AND WAS AWARDED THE HIGHEST HONORS THEN OPEN TO BRITISH MEN OF SCIENCE
THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY (1825-95) SIGNED CARD, “Thomas H. Huxley”, on a card 4 x 2.25, by the English biologist and anthropologist who specialized in comparative anatomy. In 1863, eight years before Darwin published his Decent of Man, Huxley published Man’s Place in Nature, in which he argued that humans were no exception to the theory of evolution. He was instrumental in developing scientific education in Britain and fought against the more extreme versions of religious tradition. He was a professor at the Royal School of Mines (1854-85) during which time he worked on many projects to advance the place of science in British life. Huxley’s detailed anatomical work was always first rate and productive and he worked mainly to reveal the revolutionary relationship between groups. The signed card has a large, bold signature and is in fine condition, with minor age toning and is dated in another hand, “1894”, on lower left.
$295 #12581
