Project Gutenberg 2006-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 123 Laing, S. (Samuel) 1812 1897 Laing, Samuel An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges Produced by Bryan Ness, Eva Sweeney, Jamie Atiga and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "An Expository Outline of the 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation'" by Laing is a critical analysis and scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work aims to dissect and evaluate the arguments presented in the original "Vestiges of Creation," a significant text in the discussions surrounding evolution and the natural history of life, while examining its implications for religion and morality. The outlined theories and hypotheses within the original work sparked considerable debate and inquiry about the origins of life and the development of species. The beginning of this expository outline introduces the context of the original "Vestiges of Creation" and highlights its impact on public interest and scientific discourse. It notes the breadth of the topics the original work addresses, including the formation of celestial bodies and geological processes on Earth. Laing sets out to provide a systematic examination of the facts and arguments put forth in the "Vestiges," as well as the critiques it received from prominent scholars of the time. The author acknowledges the complexity and ambition of the original work while committing to a thorough investigation of its central claims regarding evolution and the natural order. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Evolution Creation Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871. Vestiges of the natural history of creation Laplace, Pierre Simon, marquis de, 1749-1827 Creationism Evolution (Biology) -- Religious aspects -- Christianity QH Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Religion/Spirituality 188903 2025-08-08T05:02:49.621550 text/html 188724 2025-01-08T05:09:25.233889 text/html 163463 2025-08-08T05:02:55.795526 application/epub+zip 164722 2025-08-08T05:02:52.851536 application/epub+zip 140063 2025-08-08T05:02:51.704538 application/epub+zip 392575 2025-08-08T05:02:57.971515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378481 2025-08-08T05:02:55.049521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169966 2022-09-09T04:16:29.735283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172429 2025-08-08T05:02:49.368535 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 172411 2006-06-06T15:15:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 172413 2006-06-06T15:15:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20874 2025-08-08T05:02:58.106479 application/rdf+xml 23639 2025-08-08T05:02:52.189511 image/jpeg 4376 2025-08-08T05:02:51.945523 image/jpeg 64737 2006-06-06T15:15:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 64709 2006-06-06T15:15:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 161789 2025-08-08T05:02:49.637539 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia