The Pioneers and Vestiges of Evolution
The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam KeanShow Notes
His book on evolution rocked 1800s England. Not Charles Darwin. Robert Chambers, whose infamous tome both horrified Darwin, yet paved the way for him.
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