Huxley


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English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)

English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)

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Weetman and Bridgnorth's Huxley could not be separated after 18 holes of a closely-fought final.
To maintain his hard-fought respectability, Huxley unveiled the term in 1869 at a meeting of the Metaphysical Society, an eclectic group of leading believers and nonbelievers in Victorian Britain.
The verdicts were greeted with tears from Kasambara and Huxley's supporters in the public gallery.
Fisher later took offence at something Mr Huxley said and threatened to hit him over the head with his acoustic guitar, which he been playing earlier in the evening.
This year's edition begins with Huxley's 1961 diary covering his trip to Europe and ends with the Third Peter Edgerly Firchow Memorial Essay Prize: "Suffering and the Liberation from Suffering: Core Concerns of the Works of Aldous Huxley" by Julian Piras.
The hearing dismissed Huxley's claim that narcolepsy, a sleep disorder, was a reason for her behaviour at Park Primary School, Llay, Wrexham.
Nichola Huxley, a single parent, did not attend the two-day disciplinary hearing at Ewloe in Flintshire because of health issues, but a committee of the Education Workforce Council found her condition of narcolepsy - a sleep disorder - was not a reason for her conduct, as had been claimed.
Aldous Huxley's Hands: His Quest for Perception and the Origin and Return of Psychedelic Science draws together psychedelics, neuroscience and historical biography along with more than a light dose of serendipity which resulted from journalist Allene Symons's discovery of a lost photo of Aldous Huxley.
New Year's Eve is just another working day for Huxley, who will be playing the UK's three biggest cities in 24 hours.
This month's choice is Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
Higdon delves into the convolutions of this classic, including examining the world tour Huxley took to prepare for his novel.
FIRST?TEAM manager Jim Huxley insists no one wants to face his inform Blaydon side right now, with Saturday's trip to Old Albanians giving them a chance to make it seven wins on the spin.
Jack Huxley, 20, armed himself with kitchen knives and a carving fork and stabbed Janis Dundas, 62, up to 28 times as she slept.