Anonymously published in 1844, Vestiges was among the first texts to propose a scientific view of the history of creation.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. The bodies of space - their arrangements and formation; 2. Constituent materials of the Earth and of the other Bodies of Space; 3. The Earth formed - Era of the Primary Rocks; 4. Commencements of Organic Life - sea plants, corals, etc.; 5. Era of the Old Red Sandstone - fishes abundant; 6. Secondary Rocks - Era of the Carboniferous Formation - Commencement of land plants; 7. Era of the New Red Sandstone - Terrestrial Zoology commences with reptiles - first traces of birds; 8. Era of the Oolite - Commencement of Mammalia; 9. Era of the Cretaceous Formation; 10. Era of the Tertiary Formation - Mammalia abundant; 11. Era of the Superficial Formations - Commencemnt of present species; 12. General considerations respecting the origin of the animated tribes; 13. Particular considerations respecting the origin of the animated tribes; 14. Hypothesis of the development of the vegetable and animal kingdoms; 15. Affinities and geographical distributions of organisms; 16. Early history of mankind; 17. Mental constitution of animals; 18. Purpose and general condition of the animated creation; 19. Note conclusory; Appendix.
