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An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation"
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10 totalAN EXPOSITORY OUTLINE - OF THE - "VESTIGES OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CREATION;" - WITH A COMPREHENSIVE AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ARGUMENTS BY WHICH THE EXTRAORDINARY HYPOTHESES OF THE AUTHOR ARE SUPPORTED AND HAVE BEEN IMPUGNED, WITH THEIR BEARING UPON THE RELIGIOUS AND MORAL INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY. - WITH A NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR'S - "EXPLANATIONS:" - A SEQUEL TO THE VESTIGES.
LONDON: EFFINGHAM WILSON, ROYAL EXCHANGE. J. VINCENT, OXFORD; G. ANDREWS, DURHAM; J. TEPPELL, NORWICH; BRODIE AND CO., SALISBURY. A. AND C. BLACK, EDINBURGH; D. ROBERTSON, GLASGOW; A. BROWN AND CO., ABERDEEN. W. CURRY, JUN., AND CO., DUBLIN.
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AN EXPOSITORY OUTLINE - OF THE - "VESTIGES OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CREATION."
BODIES OF SPACE.
NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS.
EARTH AND ITS GEOLOGICAL HISTORY.
DEPOSITS OR ROCK FORMATIONS.
RISE AND PROGRESS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS.
"EXPLANATIONS:" - A SEQUEL TO THE - "VESTIGES OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CREATION."
Description
This audio guide walks listeners through a nineteenth‑century work that dared to map the grand story of creation in scientific terms. It lays out the author's core observations and the chain of reasoning that linked geology, astronomy, and early ideas of evolution. By framing the material as a clear, step‑by‑step outline, the narrator makes a dense, historical debate accessible to modern ears.
The program also surveys the fierce reactions of contemporary scholars—professors, clergymen, and philosophers—who challenged the evidence and the logic behind the sweeping claims. Alongside the critique, it explores how the ideas were tangled with moral and religious concerns of the era, showing why the work provoked such widespread discussion. Listeners will hear about the author's later revisions and the effort to clarify his position without revealing how the controversy ultimately resolved.
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Full title
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
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (145K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2006-06-06
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
S. (Samuel) Laing
1812–1897
A Victorian writer with wide-ranging curiosity, he turned big questions about science, religion, and society into lively books for general readers. His career also reached far beyond the study, spanning politics and major railway leadership in 19th-century Britain.
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