Antedating of "Darwinism"

[Shapiro, Fred]

The OED's earliest citation for _Darwinism_ is dated 1864.  Wikipedia, however, cites an 1860 usage by T. H. Huxley.  I believe the citation is an authentic one.

Huxley, T.H. (April 1860). "ART. VIII.- Darwin on the origin of Species" 541–70. Westminster Review. Retrieved on 2008-06-19. "What if the orbit of Darwinism should be a little too circular?"

Fred Shapiro



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