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Inscriptions: University Museum


This stone marks the 150th anniversary of Thomas Huxley’s debate with Bishop Samuel Wilberforce at the University Museum. It was designed by 15-year-old Poppy Simonson from St Helen and St. Katharine School.

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3 0   J U N E
1 8 6 0
T H O M A S
H E N R Y
H U X L E Y,
S A M U E L
W I L B E R F O R C E
A N D   O T H E R S
D E B A T E D
C H A R L E S
D A R W I N’S
O R I G I N
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I N   T H E
M U S E U M
1 8 6 0 – 2 0 1 0

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Wikipedia: Thomas Henry Huxley

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Last updated: 4 September, 2011