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Vestiges of the natural history of creation
Book • 1844
This book, published in 1844, presents a cosmic theory of transmutation, now known as evolution, explaining the development of the solar system, Earth, and life forms through natural law.
It starts with the nebular hypothesis for the solar system's formation and proceeds through the origins of life, geology, and the progression of fossils from simple to complex organisms, culminating in human evolution.
The book was highly controversial in its time, contradicting Victorian natural theology and preparing the public for later scientific theories of evolution by natural selection, such as those in Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species'.
It starts with the nebular hypothesis for the solar system's formation and proceeds through the origins of life, geology, and the progression of fossils from simple to complex organisms, culminating in human evolution.
The book was highly controversial in its time, contradicting Victorian natural theology and preparing the public for later scientific theories of evolution by natural selection, such as those in Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species'.
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Mentioned by Ben Cutmore when discussing Violet Tweedale's family background and her father's influence on her interest in books and writing.
The Life and Hauntings of Violet Tweedale
Mentioned by Peter J. Bowler as a publisher who changed the ideological perspective of evolutionism, making it adaptable to middle-class values.
Peter J. Bowler, "Evolution for the People: Shaping Popular Ideas from Darwin to the Present" (Cambridge UP, 2024)
Mentioned by Morteza Hajizadeh in relation to the middle-class reception of evolutionary ideas in 1844.
Peter J. Bowler, "Evolution for the People: Shaping Popular Ideas from Darwin to the Present" (Cambridge UP, 2024)
