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Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation
Robert Chambers (published anonymously)
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About this work
Vestiges proposed a universal law of development, from the formation of the solar system to the appearance of life and of humankind. Scientists of the day largely rejected it, and Darwin was careful to distance his own work from it.
- Author
- Robert Chambers (published anonymously)
- Published
- 1844
- Written for
- General readers
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- Origin of Life, The Fossil Record, Common Descent
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- s01The Bodies Of Space, Their Arrangements And Formationabout 4,940 words
- s02Constituent Materials Of The Earth And Of The Other Bodies Of Spaceabout 3,249 words
- s03The Earth Formed—Era Of The Primary Rocksabout 1,930 words
- s04Commencement Of Organic Life— Sea Plants, Corals, Etcabout 2,291 words
- s05Era Of The Old Red Sandstone— Fishes Abundantabout 5,438 words
- s06Era Of The New Red Sandstone. Terrestrial Zoology Commences With Reptiles. First Traces Of Birdsabout 1,960 words
- s07Era Of The Oolite. Commencement Of Mammaliaabout 2,129 words
- s08Era Of The Cretaceous Formationabout 3,336 words
- s09Era Of The Superficial Formations. Commencement Of Present Speciesabout 11,343 words
- s10Hypothesis Of The Development Of The Vegetable And Animal Kingdomsabout 8,383 words
- s11Macleay System Of Animated Nature. This System Considered In Connexion With The Progress Of Organic Creation, And As Indicating The Natural about 8,053 words
- s12Early History Of Mankindabout 9,269 words
- s13Mental Constitution Of Animalsabout 7,026 words
- s14Purpose And General Condition Of The Animated Creationabout 10,073 words
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