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Sedgwick's Attack on Vestiges

When
1850
Where
Unknown
Part of
Chambers publishes Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation

Adam Sedgwick added a lengthy preface attacking Vestiges and theories of development to the 5th edition of his Discourse in 1850.

Sedgwick added a 400+ page preface to the 5th edition of his Discourse on the Studies of the University of Cambridge in 1850. This preface included a lengthy attack on Vestiges and theories of development in general. The passage does not state where the preface was written or published; Cambridge is inferred only from the book's title and is not asserted as the site of composition or publication.

Sources

  1. Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18

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