Vestiges of the natural history of creation: together with explanations : a sequel

Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation was published anonymously in 1844. Starting with the genesis of the solar system, it progresses systematically through such topics as the formation of the earth, the origins of marine life, the emergence of reptiles, birds & other life forms, & the...

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Beteilige Person: Chambers, Robert 1802-1871
Format: E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011
Ausgabe:Fifth edition.
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge library collection. Darwin
Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511693168
Zusammenfassung:Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation was published anonymously in 1844. Starting with the genesis of the solar system, it progresses systematically through such topics as the formation of the earth, the origins of marine life, the emergence of reptiles, birds & other life forms, & the evolution of human life. Drawing widely upon contemporary ideas from astronomy, biology, geology, linguistics, & anthropology, it seeks to establish the 'hypothesis of an organic creation by natural law'. Preceding Darwin's Origin of Species by 15 years, Vestiges ignited a storm of controversy by pitting natural law & its role in what would soon come to be known as 'evolution' against the generally accepted Victorian belief that the universe was created by God. In 1884, it was revealed that the author was the British publisher Robert Chambers. This fifth edition of the work also contains its 1845 sequel, Explanations.
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (iv, 423 Seiten)
Zielpublikum:Specialized.
ISBN:9780511693168