The following is a collection of aphorisms by Thomas Henry Huxley, as collected by his wife, Henrietta A. Huxley. Thomas Henry Huxley was an English biologist and anthropologist specializing in comparative anatomy. 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. Instrumental in developing scientific education in Britain, he fought against the more extreme versions of religious tradition. Huxley coined the term "agnosticism" in 1869 and elaborated on it in 1889 to frame the nature of claims in terms of what is knowable and what is not.

Aphorisms and Reflections (From the Works of T. H. Huxley) by English biologist and anatomist Thomas Henry Huxley was originally published in 1908, as edited his wife Henrietta Huxley. Thomas Huxley was known in his day for being the most vigorous defender and proponent of Darwinism, earning him the title "Darwin's Bulldog". He was also regarded for his contributions to vertebrae palaeontology, biology and science education. Placing him at loggerheads with the educational and ecclesiastic authorities of his day. This work selects widely from the nine volumes of his "Essays," his "Scientific Memoirs" and his "Letters," in order to produce a short pocket-sized souvenir of his varied thought, which is not limited to his scientific thinking, but also his humour and moral philosophy

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Aphorisms and Reflections from the works of T. H. Huxley By Thomas Henry Huxley

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