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Robert Chambers was a Scottish publisher and scientific author of the Victorian period. He was noted for his early thoughts on evolution and for his work with his older brother, William, in publishing many influential texts on Victorian science and politics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
He should not be confused with turn-of-the-century American Horror author Robert W. Chambers.