Title Victorian sensation : the extraordinary publication, reception, and secret authorship of Vestiges of the natural history of creation / James A. Secord

Edition Paperback edition Published Chicago, Ill. ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2003

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Description 624 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Summary "When Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the great sensations of the Victorian era, startling and scandalizing more than one hundred thousand readers with its vision of the solar system's formation and humanity's origins."--Back cover Notes Originally published: 2000 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 533-581) and index Subject Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871. Vestiges of the natural history of creation. Science -- Public opinion -- History -- 19th century. Science publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. SUBJECT Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056856 ISBN 0226744116 paperback

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