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As an intellectual giant of the 19th century, thomas henry huxley was a pioneering genius whose influence was felt throughout the worlds of science, education, and politics of victorian england. Dubbed darwins bulldog for his combative role in controversies over evolution, huxley was a leading victorian zoologist, science popularizer, and education reformer. Discover the best thomas henry huxley books and audiobooks. Thomas henry huxley, the evolution of a scientist by sherrie lyons science advances exploded in the 19th century, led in england by the likes of charles lyell whom many consider to be the father of geology and charles darwin, who all know as the father of common ancestry biological evolution.
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