Culture | Scientific dynasties
Thomas and Julian Huxley were champions of Darwinism
It was one of many traits they shared, writes Alison Bashford in her double biography
The Huxleys. By Alison Bashford. University of Chicago Press; 576 pages; $30. Published in Britain as “An Intimate History of Evolution”; Allen Lane; £30
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “Circles of life”
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