The presented article is a review of the book Spór o prawa dziejowe: kontrowersje wokół Henry'ego Thomasa Buckle'a w Polsce w dobie pozytywizmu (Debate Over the Laws of History: Controversy Concerning Henry Thomas Buckle's Views in Poland in the Age of Positivism) by the late Andrzej Grabski. The book, published after Grabski's death by his students is an important analysis of Thomas Henry Buckle's views and their reception in Poland and abroad.