Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation and Other Evolutionary Writings

by Robert Chambers

Book Overview

Originally published anonymously in 1844, Vestiges proved to be as controversial as its author expected. Integrating research in the burgeoning sciences of anthropology, geology, astronomy, biology, economics, and chemistry, it was the first attempt to connect the natural sciences to a history of creation. The author, whose identity was not revealed until 1884, was Robert Chambers, a leading Scottish writer and publisher. Vestiges reached...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226100731
• ISBN13: 9780226100739
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 770 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.6" x 8.6"