Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation by Robert Chambers

"Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" by Robert Chambers is a work of speculative natural history published anonymously in 1844. It presents a sweeping theory of cosmic evolution, tracing the development of everything from the Solar System to human beings through natural laws rather than divine intervention. This accessible narrative became an international bestseller among Victorian readers, though it sparked fierce controversy. Scientists criticized its amateur errors while clergymen condemned its challenge to natural theology. The book's revolutionary ideas about progressive transmutation would help prepare public opinion for Darwin's theories fifteen years later. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Title Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestiges_of_the_Natural_History_of_Creation
Contents The bodies of space, their arrangements and formation -- Constituent materials of the earth and of the other bodies of space -- The earth formed: era of the primary rocks -- Commencement of organic life: sea plants, corals, etc. -- Era of the old red sandstone: fishes abundant -- Secondary rocks; era of the carboniferous formation; land formed; commencement of land plants -- Era of the new red sandstone; terrestrial zoology commences with reptiles; first traces of birds -- Era of the oolite; commencement of mammalia -- Era of the cretaceous formation -- Era of the tertiary formation: mammalia abundant -- Era of the superficial formations: commencement of present species -- General considerations respecting the origin of the animated tribes -- Particular considerations respecting the origin of the animated tribes -- Hypothesis of the development of the vegetable and animal kingdoms -- MacLeay system of animated nature; this system considered in connexion with the progress of organic creation, and as indicating the natural status of man -- Early history of mankind -- Mental constitution of animals -- Purpose and general condition of the animated creation -- Note conclusory.
Credits Transcribed from the 1844 John Churchill edition by David Price
Reading Level Reading ease score: 49.2 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class QH: Science: Natural history
Subject Evolution (Biology)
Subject Creation
Category Text
EBook-No. 7116
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Most Recently Updated Sep 7, 2018
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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