Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 424 Chambers, Robert 1802 1871 Chambers, R. (Robert) Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestiges_of_the_Natural_History_of_Creation The bodies of space, their arrangements and formation -- Constituent materials of the earth and of the other bodies of space -- The earth formed: era of the primary rocks -- Commencement of organic life: sea plants, corals, etc. -- Era of the old red sandstone: fishes abundant -- Secondary rocks; era of the carboniferous formation; land formed; commencement of land plants -- Era of the new red sandstone; terrestrial zoology commences with reptiles; first traces of birds -- Era of the oolite; commencement of mammalia -- Era of the cretaceous formation -- Era of the tertiary formation: mammalia abundant -- Era of the superficial formations: commencement of present species -- General considerations respecting the origin of the animated tribes -- Particular considerations respecting the origin of the animated tribes -- Hypothesis of the development of the vegetable and animal kingdoms -- MacLeay system of animated nature; this system considered in connexion with the progress of organic creation, and as indicating the natural status of man -- Early history of mankind -- Mental constitution of animals -- Purpose and general condition of the animated creation -- Note conclusory. Transcribed from the 1844 John Churchill edition by David Price "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" by Robert Chambers is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work explores the origins and development of the Earth and its life forms, presenting a conjectural view on evolution and the natural history of the cosmos. It delves into the cosmological and geological processes that led to the formation of planetary bodies, as well as the emergence of organic life on Earth, paving the way for the reader to consider the interconnectedness of all natural phenomena. The opening of the book introduces a grand overview of our solar system’s structure, showcasing its vastness and the complex arrangement of celestial bodies. Chambers emphasizes the immense distances between stars and solar systems, leading to his hypothesis of the Earth's formation and subsequent geological transformations. He discusses the evidence of a primordial state of nebulous matter that gradually coalesced into stars and planets while hinting at an early, chaotic existence of Earth. Suspending the reader’s disbelief, the text lays a foundation for exploring the development of organic life over geological eras, as well as speculating on the potential existence of life forms suited to varying cosmic conditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Evolution (Biology) Creation QH Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 544180 2025-08-03T10:21:33.411109 text/html 540317 2018-09-07T03:50:04 text/html 792289 2025-08-03T10:21:42.767025 application/epub+zip 797526 2025-08-03T10:21:37.009080 application/epub+zip 259249 2025-08-03T10:21:35.565036 application/epub+zip 978272 2025-08-03T10:21:47.094010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 941669 2025-08-03T10:21:41.771030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464643 2022-09-04T04:38:01.786020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507624 2025-08-03T10:21:32.656036 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 507328 2018-09-07T03:50:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19914 2025-08-03T10:21:47.228986 application/rdf+xml 16155 2025-08-03T10:21:36.073040 image/jpeg 3649 2025-08-03T10:21:35.821014 image/jpeg 181760 2018-09-07T03:50:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 650186 2018-09-07T03:50:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 784720 2025-08-03T10:21:33.467132 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