Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation

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book evolutionary literature scientific literature

Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation is a controversial 1844 anonymous work of evolutionary and cosmological speculation that popularized early ideas about species transmutation and natural development before Darwin’s theory of evolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
evolutionary literature ⓘ
scientific literature ⓘ
achievedCommercialSuccess true ⓘ
anonymousAuthorshipRevealedBy Alexander Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
anonymousAuthorshipRevealedYear 1884 ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ
author Robert Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ
controversial true ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticizedBy Adam Sedgwick NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hugh Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Whewell NERFINISHED ⓘ
many contemporary scientists and theologians ⓘ
describes developmental view of the cosmos ⓘ
nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system ⓘ
progressive development of life ⓘ
transmutation of species ⓘ
firstEditionPrintRun 1500 copies ⓘ
followedBy Explanations: A Sequel to Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation NERFINISHED ⓘ
format single-volume work ⓘ
genre evolutionary speculation ⓘ
natural history ⓘ
popular science ⓘ
hasSequel Explanations: A Sequel to Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation NERFINISHED ⓘ
impact helped prepare public opinion for Darwinian evolution ⓘ
influenced Alfred Russel Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charles Darwin NERFINISHED ⓘ
public debate on evolution in Victorian Britain ⓘ
reception of evolutionary ideas before Darwin ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject cosmology ⓘ
evolution ⓘ
natural development of the universe ⓘ
natural history ⓘ
species transmutation ⓘ
originallyPublishedAnonymously true ⓘ
placeOfPublication London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
preceded On the Origin of Species NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Bridgewater Treatises NERFINISHED ⓘ
proposes law-governed natural development instead of special creation ⓘ
publicationYear 1844 ⓘ
publisher John Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousViewPresented deistic view of creation ⓘ
structure prose exposition ⓘ
targetAudience general reading public ⓘ

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Robert Chambers → notableWork → Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation ⓘ
subject surface form: Robert Chambers (Scottish author)