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An accomplished biologist, Thomas Henry Huxley was committed to Darwin’s theories. This collection of autobiographical and scientific essays illuminates his life and accomplishments and is essential reading for scholars of scientific history. Included are essays, “On a Piece of Chalk,” “On Improving Natural Knowledge,” and “On the Physical Basis of Life.”
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