James A. Secord, in his study of the impact of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, argues that in some ways Vestiges had as much or more impact than Origin, at least into the 1880s.
James A. Secord, no seu estudo do impacto de Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, argumenta que nalgúns aspectos Vestiges tivo un impacto moito maior que Origin, polo menos na década de 1880.