In a lecture in 1869, Darwin's great advocate, Thomas H. Huxley, attacked Thomson's calculations, suggesting they appeared precise in themselves but were based on faulty assumptions.
Nunha conferencia de 1869, o gran partidario de Darwin, Thomas H. Huxley, atacou os cálculos de Thomson, suxerindo que os cálculos en si parecían precisos pero estaban baseados en asuncións erradas.