| 单词 | Agassiz |
| 例句 | The eulogy pronounced on the great zoölogist Agassiz was well deserved. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z He refused to accept Louis Agassiz’s idea of ice ages–"the refrigeration of the globe," as he dismissively termed it–and was confident that mammals "would be found in the oldest fossiliferous beds." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Agassiz wanted images of barbarity, and he got them — implicating only himself. The First Photos of Enslaved People Raise Many Questions About the Ethics of Viewing 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Agassiz was a prolific and influential scientist and teacher, but his racist beliefs and his opposition to evolutionary theory tarnished his image. ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: The Legacy of Louis Agassiz 2013-02-01T17:48:53Z But some parents at Agassiz said the school should reject the money. Lakeview school council debates longer day 2011-09-15T03:45:00Z Dr. Berry said that she thought the daguerreotypes taken for Agassiz belonged in an archive. Your Ancestors Were Slaves. Who Owns the Photos of Them? 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Ms. Barge spent the past year working as an aide at Agassiz Elementary in the city. Chicago News Cooperative: Laid-Off Art Teachers Turn to Their Craft to Express Themselves 2011-07-10T06:00:56Z Forty-three descendants of Agassiz signed a letter to Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow asking the school to turn over the photographs. The First Photos of Enslaved People Raise Many Questions About the Ethics of Viewing 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z And the renowned Harvard scientist Louis Agassiz, who was up to no good in “The Dante Club,” once again speaks for the Old Guard. Books of The Times: ?The Technologists,? by Matthew Pearl, Is Set in 1868 2012-02-23T00:25:22Z Like similar discussions at other schools, the debate at Agassiz was wide-ranging. Lakeview school council debates longer day 2011-09-15T03:45:00Z And in 2012, Harvard denied curators of a Swiss exhibition about Agassiz and racism permission to reproduce the photographs, citing their “sensitive” nature. Your Ancestors Were Slaves. Who Owns the Photos of Them? 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z But the medium was also put to very different uses, as in the dehumanizing portraits of bare-breasted men and women created for the Harvard scientist Louis Agassiz, who sought to document racial inferiority. ‘Envisioning Emancipation’: Book Documents Slavery’s End 2012-12-21T22:48:45Z The Agassiz daguerreotypes “are all in the public domain,” Ms. Dane said. Your Ancestors Were Slaves. Who Owns the Photos of Them? 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z There's no airbrushing in "Louis Agassiz: Creator of American Science." ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: The Legacy of Louis Agassiz 2013-02-01T17:48:53Z The Zealy daguerreotypes, as the pictures are known, were taken in 1850 at the behest of the Harvard zoologist Louis Agassiz. The First Photos of Enslaved People Raise Many Questions About the Ethics of Viewing 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z However, others remained valorised such as Louis Agassiz, an advocate of scientific racism, who has an Alpine peak named after him. Switzerland has 'systemic' racism issues, UN experts say 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Agassiz helped to popularize polygenism, the idea that different human races came from separate origins. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The classic example of a proglacial lake is Lake Agassiz, located mostly in Manitoba, Canada, with Lake Winnipeg serving as the remnant of the lake. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Both were posed shirtless and photographed from several angles in images commissioned by Harvard biologist Louis Agassiz, whose theories on racial difference were used to support slavery in the U.S. Court: Harvard can be sued for distress over slave photos 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z The 19th-century naturalist and Harvard professor Louis Agassiz commissioned daguerreotype portraits of enslaved people in an attempt to prove their inferiority. Harvard Details Its Ties to Slavery and Its Plans for Redress 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z In the mid-19th century, Louis Agassiz, a prominent Harvard professor of zoology and geology, espoused theories concluding, according to the report, that Black people were “at the bottom of a racial hierarchy ordained in nature.” Harvard leaders and staff enslaved 79 people, university finds 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z The North also produced defenders of slavery, including Louis Agassiz, a Harvard professor of zoology and geology. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The sign comes about a year after a group of parents successfully pushed for the school — long named after Swiss American biologist Louis Agassiz — to change its name to the Harriet Tubman Elementary School. Chicago school renamed to honor civil rights activist Tubman 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Officials said that about 275 people who had been stuck since Sunday evening on Highway 7 near Agassiz, a small community east of Vancouver, were taken to safety by helicopter. Woman’s Body Recovered From Mudslide in British Columbia as Evacuations Continue 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Denying her those rights would perpetuate Agassiz’s legacy of racism. Opinion | Perpetuating a legacy of racism 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Agassiz commissioned a photographer to take daguerreotype images in 1850 of seven enslaved people. Harvard leaders and staff enslaved 79 people, university finds 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Helicopter crews were also sent to the mountain town of Agassiz to rescue about 300 people who became trapped on a cut-off road. Deadly storm cuts transport links around Vancouver 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Agassiz, was a biologist at Harvard in the 1800s and a proponent of scientific racism who sought to prove Blacks were inferior to other races. Chicago school renamed to honor civil rights activist Tubman 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z In July 1850, Agassiz published an article on this “empirical data,” concluding that “Social equality, I deem at all times impracticable. It is a natural impossibility, flowing from the very character of the negro race.” In 1850, a racist Harvard scientist took photos of enslaved people. A purported descendant is suing 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z In addition to her scientific research, Agassiz collaborated with her husband, natural historian Louis Agassiz, on marine expeditions. Poem: ‘Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz (1822–1907)’ 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z Thought to be among the first photos of US slaves, they were commissioned by Harvard biologist Louis Agassiz in order to argue for slavery in the US. Judge dismisses suit over 'slave ancestor' photos at Harvard 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Lanier’s lawsuit alleged that Agassiz saw Renty and Delia as “nothing more than research specimens” and forced them to participate in a “degrading exercise designed to prove their own subhuman status.” Judge dismisses lawsuit over slave portraits at Harvard 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z The photos were commissioned by Harvard biologist Louis Agassiz, whose theories on racial difference were used to support slavery in the U.S. Judge dismisses lawsuit over slave portraits at Harvard 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z But Koskoff argued that in the commissioning of the photos, neither Agassiz nor Harvard was acting as journalists, but as perpetrators of an assault. In 1850, a racist Harvard scientist took photos of enslaved people. A purported descendant is suing 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Named on the same facade, however, is Louis Agassiz, a 19th-century Harvard zoologist whose contributions to scientific racism must be addressed alongside Linnaeus’s. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A memorial that could be the first step of many toward a reckoning 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z In 2014, she was the first woman to receive the Wollaston Medal, the Geological Society of London’s highest accolade; previous recipients of the medal were Charles Darwin and Louis Agassiz. She’s an Authority on Earth’s Past. Now, Her Focus Is the Planet’s Future. 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The photos were commissioned by Harvard biologist Louis Agassiz, whose theories on racial difference were used to support slavery in the U.S. Judge dismisses lawsuit over slave portraits at Harvard 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Lanier’s lawsuit alleged that Agassiz saw Renty and Delia as “nothing more than research specimens” and forced them to participate in a “degrading exercise designed to prove their own subhuman status.” Judge dismisses lawsuit over slave portraits at Harvard 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z For other descendants — those of Agassiz — it is not a question of honor so much as redress. In 1850, a racist Harvard scientist took photos of enslaved people. A purported descendant is suing 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z While Agassiz’s photographs are a chilling reminder of the scientific community’s support of slavery, they also outstrip Agassiz’s racist intentions, providing an at-once haunting and humanizing archive of the people who built this country. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A memorial that could be the first step of many toward a reckoning 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z The agency leading the project, the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments, proposed calling it Agassiz Greenway, after Louis Agassiz. Agassiz dropped from greenway project over racist writings 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z In the 19th century, prominent scientists such as Louis Agassiz and Paul Broca embraced “racial science,” which saw black people as an evolutionary step between apes and white people. Meet the psychologist exploring unconscious bias—and its tragic consequences for society 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z King traces references to ethology, meteorology, marine microbiota and the oceans to Melville’s sailing experience in the Pacific and wranglings with the works of scientists William Scoresby, Louis Agassiz and others. The truth in Moby-Dick, what makes science trustworthy, and the board game that won a war: Books in brief 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Tyndall’s research built on earlier theories, including those of geologist Louis Agassiz on prehistoric glaciations, and physicist Joseph Fourier on how Earth’s atmosphere traps heat. Making the planetary personal: the roots of climate science 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z About 13,000 years ago, an area of North America roughly the size of the Black Sea was covered by a glacial lake called Lake Agassiz. Analysis | My time among the beet jockeys of northern Minnesota 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z He’s the scientist for whom glacial Lake Agassiz was named and whose name is associated with organizations, businesses and buildings in the region. Agassiz dropped from greenway project over racist writings 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z The images were made at the behest of Louis Agassiz, the famous Swiss American scientist and Harvard professor, who was studying what was called “polygenism.” A brief history of the enduring phony science that perpetuates white supremacy 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Gates charts the growth of Social Darwinism as well as the “biological” racism of Louis Agassiz—but it’s worth emphasizing that Agassiz was a racist because he was fervently anti-Darwinian. How the South Won the Civil War 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z The pictures were commissioned by Harvard biologist Louis Agassiz, who used them to argue for slavery in the US. Harvard sued over 'slave ancestor' photos 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The images are thought to be the earliest known photos of American slaves and were commissioned by Harvard biologist Louis Agassiz whose theories on racial difference were used to justify slavery in the country. Harvard sued for 'exploiting' early photos of slaves, asked to pay damages to woman who says she's next of kin 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z “Unbeknownst to anyone on our project team, Louis Agassiz was a proponent of scientific racism and wrote prolifically on issues of white supremacy in the 1800’s,” the council said. Agassiz dropped from greenway project over racist writings 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Harvard officials did not immediately respond to questions about Louis Agassiz, the professor who commissioned the photos, or about whether anything is known about the identities, or descendants, of the people in the images. Harvard accused in lawsuit of retaining and profiting from images of slaves 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z The daguerreotypes were commissioned by Louis Agassiz, a Swiss-born zoologist and Harvard professor who is sometimes called the father of American natural science. Who Should Own Photos of Slaves? The Descendants, not Harvard, a Lawsuit Says 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z The photos, depicting a black man named Renty and his daughter Delia, were taken as part of a study by Harvard Professor Louis Agassiz and are among the earliest known photos of American slaves. Harvard sued by descendant of U.S. slave photographed in 19th century 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z The photographs were commissioned by Harvard biologist Louis Agassiz, whose theories on racial difference were used to support slavery in the US. Harvard profited from slave photos that belong to descendants, lawsuit says 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z They were commissioned by Harvard biologist Louis Agassiz, whose theories on racial difference were used to support slavery in the U.S. Lawsuit: Harvard 'shamelessly' profits from photos of slaves 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Von Daacke, who was at a 2017 conference at Harvard, remembers the images being used there to talk about the horrors of slavery — not used in the way Agassiz intended them to be used. Harvard accused in lawsuit of retaining and profiting from images of slaves 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Agassiz, a rival of Charles Darwin, subscribed to polygenesis, the theory that black and white people descended from different origins. Who Should Own Photos of Slaves? The Descendants, not Harvard, a Lawsuit Says 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Other limited exemptions include erosion-control projects, installation of certain summer activities near the Agassiz Lodge and annual maintenance on facilities and equipment. Snowbowl seeking exemption from Coconino forest closure 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Its most important theorists lived in the North: one, Louis Agassiz, taught at Harvard; the other, Samuel George Morton, was president of one of the nation’s leading scientific societies, in Philadelphia. Opinion | Frederick Douglass’s Fight Against Scientific Racism 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z It said that the photo was taken for Agassiz's research and that "while Agassiz earned acclaim, Renty returned to invisibility." Lawsuit: Harvard 'shamelessly' profits from photos of slaves 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Proof’s attorneys argued that glen is a glacially formed valley and Fargo sits in the heart of Lake Agassiz, one of the largest glacial lakes in North America. A glen by any other name: Fargo whiskey survives Scotch test 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Agassiz viewed the slaves as anatomical specimens to document his beliefs, according to historical sources. Who Should Own Photos of Slaves? The Descendants, not Harvard, a Lawsuit Says 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Olmsted was also influenced by continued progress in contemporary natural sciences, especially geology, which he knew mostly through the work of the researchers Louis Agassiz and Nathaniel Shaler at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Conservation: Geniuses of place : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Canadian Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale told Parliament that the Correctional Service of Canada is investigating how the manuscript was smuggled out of the Kent Institution maximum security prison near Agassiz, British Columbia. A book reportedly written by a Canadian serial killer was put on sale online but later removed from Amazon's website 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z It received its first description from the famed naturalist Louis Agassiz in 1846. Monster turtle fossils re-united 2014-03-25T02:35:16Z Mary also carried on a lively correspondence with another geological wife: she and Elizabeth Agassiz discussed the glacial geology of South America in their letters back and forth. Mary Horner Lyell: "A Monument of Patience" 2013-04-25T20:15:31.477Z One winter’s afternoon, Louis Agassiz drove up to the White House, with his brilliant wife, Elizabeth. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z There he met Emerson, Longfellow, Whittier, Lowell, Sumner, Agassiz, Motley, and many other charming talkers, and among them all he was admitted to be the best. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Its face is a solid, glassy wall three hundred feet above the water-level, and in extending from Cape Agassiz, a measured distance north, of sixty miles, and then disappearing in the unknown polar regions. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z It appears that, in spite of a first refusal, several times repeated, Agassiz at length consented to accept the direction of the museum. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Agassiz will no longer hesitate to declare the Mosaic cosmogony utterly inconsistent with the demonstrated truths of geology, and will cease pretending any reverence for the Jewish Scriptures. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 1 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:59.847Z Agassiz was the last scientist of any standing who ventured to throw a crumb of comfort to this idea. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z Agassiz preferred the applause of Boston, while he lived, to the reverence of a world after he was dead. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z The next trial they were gone four days, and traversed the Greenland shore to Cape Agassiz and to the commencement of the Great Glacier. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z The slow sale of Agassiz's works in Europe decided him to pass fifteen months in the United States; and the revolution of 1848 changed this intention into a purpose of permanent residence. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Professor Agassiz has discovered "a fish which builds a nest." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Feb 3, 1872 2012-02-10T03:00:16.947Z Professor Agassiz characterized these investigations as conclusive evidence that we had reached the commencement of animal life, and had a starting-point from which to proceed. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z It was Louis Agassiz who first described the group in 1839. Coelacanths are not living fossils. Like the rest of us, they evolve 2012-02-07T12:15:00.227Z To all of us, Charles Sumner and his brothers, Albert and George, Hillard, Agassiz, Andrew, Parker were familiar figures, and fit naturally into the background of Green Peace. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Agassiz was tall, corpulent, bent, rather by continual study than with age. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Agassiz, when I saw him last, had read but a part of it. Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters 2012-01-22T03:00:19.733Z Professor Agassiz read a paper upon the coral reefs of Florida, embodying the results of recent investigations made by him, under the auspices of the United States Coast Survey. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Such are the cases of mathematical problems solved in somnambulism, or of the skeletal arrangement discovered by Agassiz in common sleep for scattered bones which had baffled his waking skill. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z I feel a certain enthusiasm in my work and subject, but do not communicate it to the audience, which seemed fatigued and cold; all at least but Pierce, Agassiz, and Davis. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Agassiz belonged to the noblesse of science and of literature. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z He is fighting splendidly, and there seem to have been many discussions with Agassiz and others at the meetings. Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters 2012-01-22T03:00:19.733Z Observations he made later helped bolster the deeply contested theory of ice ages proposed by Louis Agassiz. Dot Earth Blog: Notes from a Blogging 'Discomfort Zone' 2011-12-30T20:12:59Z For instance Agassiz would rather take wholly uninstructed people—"for he has to unteach them all they have learnt." Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z The women knocked, gently at first, then strongly: our mother, Mrs. Agassiz, and the rest. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Agassiz, Louis, at Mount Desert, 48; anecdotes of, and personal appearance, 49. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z M. Agassiz had been away a little while previously, and left these treasures of his heart under the charge and superintendence of his assistant. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z He acknowledged that too much time was given to Latin and Greek in college; but his wishes in regard to study of the sciences were so old-fashioned as to call out a remonstrance from Agassiz. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z Then five or six years with Agassiz; after which probably death, death, death from inflation and plethora of knowledge. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z Agassiz came, and his wife; he brought a bouquet and kissed me. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Agassiz was also here, interrogating the rocks, rapping their stony knuckles with his hammer, or pressing their gaunt ribs with playful familiarity. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z People keep silkworms to spin that beautiful fabric for them; and M. Agassiz has shown there is no impracticability. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z He made the first elaborate reports of popular scientific lectures by Louis Agassiz and other authorities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Agassiz is evidently a great favourite with his Boston audience and feels it himself. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z Agassiz, the learned and charming Frenchman, is also one of my habitu�s on Saturday evenings, and Count Pourtal�s, a Swiss nobleman of good family, who has accompanied Agassiz to this country! Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Agassiz is more freshly remembered by the present generation, to whom he made the pathway of Natural Science bright by his genius, and pleasant, by his genuine, whole-hearted bonhomie. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Glad enough was the temporary gentleman-in-waiting, and squire-of-the-body to these interesting zoophytes to see M. Agassiz return, and to resign his charge into his hands. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z According to A. Agassiz, however, this is not the case, but on the contrary “the whole larva and all its appendages are gradually drawn into the body, and appropriated.” On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z If we gain the acquaintance of Lowell or Longfellow, Agassiz, Child, or Norton, we have to thank our lucky stars. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z I saw my old friend, Lizzie Agassiz, my cousin Mary Robeson and her daughter, and others too numerous to mention.... Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The Emperor, who had formed a personal acquaintance with the celebrated naturalist during his sojourn in Switzerland, pursued with customary pertinacity his favorite idea of alluring M. Agassiz to Paris. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z But I'm going to write one book worthy of you, dear Mrs. Agassiz, and of the Thayer expedition, if I am spared a couple of years longer. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z Agassiz also observes that “the embryos of different animals resemble each other the more the younger they are.” On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z Then there is her "Children's Book of Birds," "True Bird Stories," illustrated by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, and "Little Folks in Feathers and Fur," which, as you can see, goes outside the bird family. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z Agassiz believed that the future centre of the civilisation of the world would be in the Amazon valley. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Some animal remains found among the shells were submitted to Agassiz, who concurred in the received opinion that the shells were heaped up by men. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Well, once more, dear Mrs. Agassiz, we both thank you for this beautiful and truly affectionate letter. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z See also Agassiz, “Embryology of the Starfish,” p. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z These are fresh turtle eggs for Professor Agassiz of Cambridge. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z This wears the aspect of a limitation of the theory, and to that extent an acknowledgment of the force of the reasoning of Agassiz. The Relations of Science and Religion The Morse Lecture, 1880 2011-09-11T02:00:11.613Z And in this towering peak and its companions, if Prof. Agassiz is right, we have the first dry land that was lifted out of the great world's waste of waters. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z The celebration alluded to in the last part of the letter had been arranged by the Cambridge Historical Society in honor of the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Louis Agassiz. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z "All Echinoids," says A. Agassiz,55 “pass, in their early stages, through a condition which recalls to us the first Echinoids which made their appearance in geological ages.” On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z Indeed any reverend gentleman of his name and day who would catch turtles for Agassiz must have been interesting. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Agassiz put this difficulty with much force in 1857, and it has not received any satisfactory answer. The Relations of Science and Religion The Morse Lecture, 1880 2011-09-11T02:00:11.613Z Dr. Bachman gives another, substantially the same, from Agassiz; and also one of his own, to which he appends, as an additional test of species, the production of "fertile offspring by association." The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z Agassiz, Mrs. Louis, her 80th birthday, 2, 180 and n., The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z This beautiful butterfly was first made known to the world of science by Louis Agassiz, the great naturalist who did so much to arouse a scientific interest among Americans. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z If Agassiz had only put a chapter in his turtle book about it! Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z "But we will pay you double price, Mr. Agassiz, if you will come," said the applicant. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Morton and Agassiz determine a form to be "primordial" by its permanency, as proved by history, and the other definitions assign no other test. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z As early as 1865 he had said, apropos of Agassiz, "No one sees farther into a generalization than his own knowledge of details extends." The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z I think it was Agassiz who observed when he was devoting himself to science that he had not time to get rich. Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II 2011-08-05T02:00:45.557Z Of course, Agassiz wanted to make that mesoblastic drawing, or some other equally important drawing, and had to have the fresh turtle egg to draw it from. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z That keen observer, Professor Agassiz, especially noticed this during his year of scientific research in Brazil. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Like Professor Agassiz and Sir Oliver Lodge, many find their best instructors in domestic animals. Every Man His Own University 2011-08-04T02:00:22.623Z The United States Government, through the Forestry Division of the Agricultural Department, solicits the assistance of volunteer observers belonging to the Agassiz Association. St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-07-18T02:00:22.977Z Faraday's attitude was that of Huxley, Spencer, Tyndall, and Agassiz. Occultism and Common-Sense 2011-07-16T02:00:14.303Z Only old age does that; and old age would never have got those turtle eggs to Agassiz. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z One never approaches this subject without recalling the lamented Agassiz and his absorbing theories relating to it. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Mrs. Agassiz's "First Lesson in Natural History" is an excellent hint. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z We are connecting with these subjects that of humane work, proposing to organize as the Agassiz Band of Mercy. St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-07-18T02:00:22.977Z Agassiz's Experience.—Some examples of these experiences in other sciences are striking. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z I could never explain the case in time to get the eggs to Agassiz. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Agassiz studied its character, and gives us an interesting statement as the result. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z As I was saying—" pursued the doctor, consulting his handkerchief and collecting his wits—"my objection to Darwin's theory and to the hypothesis advanced by Agassiz is one and the same. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Remember that the form of the conscious Agassiz was, against his own will, made to obey Townshend’s mind. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z One that is likely to be impressive because it occurred in the experience of Professor Louis Agassiz, seems worth reporting. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Here's another dollar if you make Agassiz's house in twenty minutes. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z There were also many curious insects and other specimens particularly valuable to naturalists, most of which are preserved to-day in the Agassiz Museum at Cambridge, Massachusetts. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z This society, recognizing the increasing influence of the Agassiz Association, has sent to us a special invitation to co-operate in its work. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z They cannot account for a fact, and therefore it does not exist, or, as Agassiz said, “it is not in nature.” Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z We may safely say, in the words of Alexander Agassiz, that the abundance of life in the many favoured localities of the ocean far surpasses that of the richest terrestrial faunal districts. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Here was Agassiz's house; and without taking time to pick up the scattered eggs, I tumbled out, and pounded at the door. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z The laboratory, featured in the July 4, 1903 Scientific American Supplement, was founded on the belief of naturalist Louis Agassiz: “nature and not books should be studied.” Spring Break sure looked different back then 2011-04-22T15:15:02.093Z Therefore no member of the Agassiz Association can feel any hesitation about allying himself also with the Audubon Society. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z His own account of his experiences under the hands of Rev. Chauncy Hare Townshend we have given at length in a recent work, published by Colby & Rich, Boston, entitled “Agassiz and Spiritualism.” Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z My article was culled from the pages of ‘The Guide to Nature’ which is a good magazine for Woodcrafters published by the Agassiz Association. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z I took down, recently, from the shelves of a great public library, the four volumes of Agassiz's Contributions to the Natural History of the United States. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Traces of a large inner post-Glacial lake, similar to Lake Agassiz of North America, have been discovered. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z I shall be very glad to name puff-balls for members of the Agassiz Association as far as I can. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z Professor Tiedemann, the chancellor, had studied with Schinz; therefore, Agassiz received a warm welcome, and an offer of books from his library. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Except this specimen of the plastic art, and one of Professor Agassiz, there is little that is ornamental in the ancient haunt. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z I was weak and dizzy; but there, there in the sand, were the eggs! and Agassiz! and the great book! Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z As the years went by, and the boy became a man and was called Mr. Agassiz, he became known all over the world for his knowledge in this direction; he grew more and more interested. Stories of Great Men 2011-02-21T03:00:07.643Z The whole series of reefs is of post-tertiary origin, and, according to Professor Agassiz, has been one hundred and thirty-five thousand years in forming. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z Agassiz was very happy there; possibly the happiness was increased by the fact that Braun had a lovely and artistic sister, Cecile. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Clark on the “Embryology of the Turtle,” published in Agassiz’s Contributions to Natural History, &c., Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z This beast of fire and tireless wheels was doing its very best to get the eggs to Agassiz! Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Agassiz undertook to find out all he could. Stories of Great Men 2011-02-21T03:00:07.643Z It was fine to see him humorously accepting the humorous attribution of scientific sympathies from Agassiz, in compliment of his famous epic describing the incidents that ‘broke up the Society upon the Stanislaus.’ The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z They made dangerous ascents of snow-covered peaks, measured the depth and forward movement of glaciers, Agassiz even being lowered by ropes one hundred and twenty-five feet into a glacial well, to investigate its formation. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Pasteur can be asserted with even greater truth of Elizabeth Agassiz and of Caroline Herschel. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Agassiz had been engaged for a long time upon his Contributions. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z A coloured woman, Miss Maria Baldwin, is the principal of the Agassiz school, of Cambridge, attended by 600 white children. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z One of the critics in the public was a former student of Charpentier, named Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, a young, but respected palaeontologist by the establishment. The discovery of the ruins of ice: The birth of glacier research 2011-01-04T16:15:44.097Z Sir Charles Lyell, of England, who had given a successful course of lectures before the Lowell Institute, Boston, arranged a similar course with Mr. Lowell for his friend Agassiz. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z To large and mainly unlearned audiences Agassiz and Walker set forth the highest teachings of physics and metaphysics, not sparing difficult things, but putting them in plain speech. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z It was many years later that Mr. Jenks, then a gray-haired college professor, told me how he got those eggs to Agassiz. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z This could only be explained by a mega-flood from Lake Agassiz. Mega-flood triggered cooling 13,000 years ago: scientists 2010-03-31T17:04:00Z Charpentier invited Agassiz to visit the city of Bex and surrounding mountains, to observe glaciers and test the theory of former glaciers covering valleys by own investigations. The discovery of the ruins of ice: The birth of glacier research 2011-01-04T16:15:44.097Z Agassiz came to Boston and gave twelve lectures on the "Plan of the Creation, especially in the Animal Kingdom." Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z In 1841 the structure was noticed by Professor Forbes during his visit to M. Agassiz on the lower Aar Glacier, and described in a communication presented by him to the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. But Agassiz was waiting, and the world was waiting, for those turtle eggs; and I would wait. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Professor Agassiz talked confidently in his day of a million years having been required to bring about the present conditions of the earth. The Story of Malta Agassiz' intense research on the Unteraar-glacier in Switzerland established the foundations of glaciology; he recorded the dimension of the glacier, his velocity and even ventured inside the glacier by passing trough a glacial mill. The discovery of the ruins of ice: The birth of glacier research 2011-01-04T16:15:44.097Z It was a foregone conclusion that Lyell and Agassiz and Liebig, and others, who sought the society of such as Humboldt, and were willing to work, would come to greatness. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z When I first read Agassiz's account of it, I thought it might be produced by the rupture of the minute air-bubbles which incessantly escape from the glacier. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. Those eggs should go to Agassiz by seven o'clock, if I had to gallop every mile of the way. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Since Agassiz's time geologists and scientists generally do not hesitate to add the plural to million, guided by the light of modern progress and discovery. The Story of Malta Soon after, the measurements methods introduced by Agassiz were carried out on various glaciers of the Alps and repeated nearly every year. The discovery of the ruins of ice: The birth of glacier research 2011-01-04T16:15:44.097Z Agassiz was watching for her boys, thinking them rather late, and, on inquiring for them among the troop of urchins coming down the village street, she learned on what errand they had gone. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z M. Agassiz was equally unsuccessful on the glacier of the Aar. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. Agassiz wanted those turtle eggs when he wanted them—not a minute over three hours from the minute they were laid. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Agassiz, Nott, Crawfurd and others who have assumed a much larger number of races or species of man, are not considered to have satisfactorily defined a corresponding number of distinguishable types. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Agassiz experienced the same scepticism as many other ice-age proponents before. The discovery of the ruins of ice: The birth of glacier research 2011-01-04T16:15:44.097Z As poor Vincenzio Galileo found it a difficult matter to make a wool merchant or a doctor out of a boy destined to be a man of science, so did the father of Louis Agassiz. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Meanwhile M. Agassiz, in company with M. Wild, returned to complete his experiment upon the glacier of the Aar. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. But nothing must happen to the eggs; they must not be jarred, or even turned over in the sand before they came to Agassiz. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z The groups of animals are more numerous, more complex, and more intertangled than Cuvier and Agassiz thought. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 However Agassiz didn’t surrender to the criticism so easily, and decided to use his connections to the most important geologist of the time. The discovery of the ruins of ice: The birth of glacier research 2011-01-04T16:15:44.097Z At Heidelberg, like Humboldt, Agassiz needed a congenial friend, and found one in Alexander Braun, of Carlsruhe, an ardent lover of botany, afterward Director of the Botanical Gardens in Berlin. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z M. Agassiz frequently found air and water associated in the same cell. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. In the happy days of the Adamses, as Professor Agassiz has taught us to say, when every vine was a lodging rent-free, and the fig-trees furnished ready-made clothing, life was a pleasant pastime. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 For this "gravitation theory" Charpentier, followed by Agassiz, substituted the hypothesis of dilatation. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology I may also recall the great example of Agassiz at Penikese. The Holy Earth He urged the name of Agassiz as the lecturer before the Lowell Institute, Boston, and we all know the grand results of his coming. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Upon the great central moraine which runs between the branches were perched enormous masses of rock, and, under the overhanging ledge of one of these, M. Agassiz had his H�tel des Neufch�telois. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. A second branch experimental farm is at Brandon in Manitoba, a third is at Indian Head in Saskatchewan and the fourth is at Agassiz in the coast climate of British Columbia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" I refer to these authorities more especially because this doctrine of a gradual transition has been opposed by some living naturalists of high distinction, among whom I may mention M.A. d'Orbigny and M. Agassiz. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology It is less than forty years since Darwin and less than fifty years since Agassiz. The Holy Earth He gave young Agassiz a key to his private library, and also to his collection of birds; of course, the love for natural history grew stronger. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The detection of this fact demonstrates the attention devoted by M. Agassiz to the discussion of his observations, but he gives no clue to the cause of the variation. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. Agassiz has admirably illustrated these links of connection between the past and the present in the essay on classification prefixed to his "Contributions to the Natural History of America." The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science Among the greatest of all teachers was Louis Agassiz. Letters from a Father to His Son Entering College An Agassiz trawl very successful in the North Sea has the following dimensions: length of the connecting rods and therefore of the mouth 8 ft., height of runners and of mouth 1 ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Agassiz had taken the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, a year earlier. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z M. Agassiz is a naturalist, and he appears to have devoted but little attention to the study of physics. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. Dr. Gunsaulus gave a series of lectures on "Some of the Great Plays of Shakespeare"; Prof. S. C. Schmucker, a series mingling science with history on "American Students of Nature,—Audubon, Agassiz, Gray and Thoreau." The Story of Chautauqua On my return I learned that Professor Agassiz had been at the Museum, but had gone, and would not return for several hours.... Letters from a Father to His Son Entering College Galvanized steel wire with a hempen core was first used by Agassiz on the “Blake.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Agassiz now studied fifteen hours daily, sometimes seventeen. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z These have also been observed and described by M. Agassiz; and Mr. Huxley has also given us an accurate account of them. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. Louis Agassiz was a Swiss boy who knew how to keep his eyes open. The Child's Book of American Biography At the top is drawn an open St. Nicholas, showing on one page Prof. Agassiz's portrait, and on the other, representations of the animal and vegetable kingdoms. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks Agassiz or Blake Trawl.—This is generally considered to possess advantages over the preceding, and is decidedly better for those not experts in trawling. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" The next day he was paralyzed and died soon after, Agassiz never seeing him again. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z In the winter of 1846-47 I one day heard Dr. Holmes speak of Agassiz, who had then recently arrived in America. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 He kept his sharpest gaze on the tailor, and Papa Agassiz said to his wife: "Let us see, now, if Louis can make a suit!" The Child's Book of American Biography At one time we visited the Agassiz museum in a body, and learned a great deal. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks Professor Agassiz went to Switzerland and studied the glaciers. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place In 1838, Agassiz founded a lithographic printing establishment in Neuchâtel, where his work could be done under his own direction instead of in Munich. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The great personal attraction of Agassiz, joined to his admirable power of presenting the results of scientific investigation in a popular form, made a vivid impression upon the Boston public. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 In the course of his travels, Louis Agassiz came to America. The Child's Book of American Biography Agassiz's birthday was duly celebrated in the woods. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks The belief of Professor Agassiz was not accepted at once, but further studies prove that he guessed the riddle of the boulders. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place September 15, 1869, at the Humboldt Centennial Celebration, Agassiz delivered an eloquent address before the Boston Society of Natural History, and the "Humboldt Scholarship" was founded at the museum. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Agassiz's was an expansive nature, and his great delight lay in imparting to others the discoveries in which he had found such intense pleasure. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 Nothing could win Louis Agassiz away from America. The Child's Book of American Biography Louis Agassiz, the naturalist, was such a man. The Book of Courage See A. Agassiz, many publications in the Mem. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Agassiz was now completely prostrated by overwork, and told by his physician that for the several months in which he remained shut up in his room he must not think. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z His son, Professor Alexander Agassiz, inherits his father's devotion to science, while his daughter, Mrs. Quincy Shaw, has shown her public spirit in her great services to the cause of education. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 Agassiz had been to many cold countries and had slept on glaciers night after night, with only a single blanket under him, but never in his life had he been in the tropics. The Child's Book of American Biography The rounding of Jordan's education was completed by Louis Agassiz, with whom he studied three months in a shed on Penikese Island in Buzzard's Bay. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 Professor Agassiz recorded the names of three hundred varieties of trees growing in the area of one square mile in a Brazilian forest. The Pearl of India Poor Agassiz! he was yet to see greater pecuniary trials than this. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z And Professor Agassiz, when he told the interviewer that he had "no time to make money"; and when he began his will, "I, Louis Agassiz, teacher." Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation The Agassiz boys had a few short lessons in the morning with their father or mother, and then they roamed through the woods and fields the rest of the day. The Child's Book of American Biography Gould, of Boston, has most kindly transmitted to me some very interesting specimens; as has Prof. Agassiz other specimens collected by himself in the Southern States. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. Agassiz thought this to be the oldest country of which we have any reliable knowledge. The Pearl of India The King of Prussia, at the request of Humboldt, granted him fifteen thousand francs for this purpose—he had previously given Agassiz one thousand dollars for his glacial researches.... Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Goethe, Spencer, Agassiz, Jesus, share, not achievements, but conditions of achievement, with you and me. Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation Louis Agassiz loved America so well that he made up his mind to spend the rest of his life here. The Child's Book of American Biography Sir, I have not the time—so may I model my answer after the great Agassiz. The Kempton-Wace Letters Any reader of these pages who can conveniently visit Cambridge, Mass., should not fail to enjoy the unique and comprehensive collection of specimens representing the flora of Ceylon, now in the Agassiz Museum. The Pearl of India Schimper, another brilliant botanist, was a friend of both Braun and Agassiz. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z From fossil remains of human bones, Agassiz estimated a period of at least ten thousand years; and near New Orleans, beneath four buried forests, a skeleton was found which was possibly fifty thousand years old. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West When Luther was old enough to go to Leicester Academy, he had for his dearest chum a boy cousin who knew Agassiz, and who through him became interested in science. The Child's Book of American Biography The question of the Unity of the Human Race has been recently revived by some incidental remarks made at Charleston, S. C., by Prof. Agassiz of Harvard, which were opposed to that theory. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. To this early group were added, later on, Agassiz, Lowell, Dana, James T. Fields, Norton, Dr. Holmes, and others; but those mentioned were his real intimates throughout life. Home Life of Great Authors When vacation came, Braun took Agassiz to his home; a cultured place, rich in books, music, and collections of plants and animals. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z It may be, that, as Mr. Agassiz maintains, they were created originally just as they are. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 At Harvard College Agassiz was made professor of natural history, and there is to-day at Cambridge a museum of zoology, the largest of its kind in the world, which Agassiz founded and built. The Child's Book of American Biography The elder Agassiz held that there were several separate species of the race, which accounts for the wide divergence of characteristics and conditions. History of Human Society Hawthorne and Agassiz followed soon after Felton; and later Charles Sumner, most deeply mourned of all. Home Life of Great Authors In the spring of 1827, when Agassiz was twenty, he was taken ill of typhus fever, and it was feared he would not recover. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Agassiz, the great naturalist, when given the scale of a fish could reconstruct for you the complete organism of the type of fish from which it came. How to Analyze People on Sight Through the Science of Human Analysis: The Five Human Types The precious dream of going to Brazil came true when Louis Agassiz was fifty years old. The Child's Book of American Biography Agassiz was followed by French writers, among whom were Topinard and Herv�, who held firmly to the plurality of centres of origin and distribution. History of Human Society M. Agassiz, the celebrated palæontologist, is known to have relinquished pursuits from which he might have been in the receipt of a considerable income, and75 all for the sake of science. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches The tender heart of Agassiz was deeply moved. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Agassiz believed that every species of animal and plant was the result of a direct and separate act of the Creator. Under the Maples Better than all, he helped Agassiz get into many out-of-the-way places. The Child's Book of American Biography Agassiz thought there were at least nine centres in which man appeared, each independent of the others. History of Human Society The name of Professor Agassiz, the greatest of living naturalists, on the title page of this volume, is of itself a guarantee of its excellence. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 This money made it possible for Agassiz to work in Paris, until a professorship of Natural History was created for him at Neuchâtel, through the influence of Humboldt and others. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Agassiz was too direct and literal; he referred to the Infinite Mystery in terms of our own wills and acts. Under the Maples When you have heard the story of all these strange things, you will agree that Louis Agassiz did certainly know how to keep his eyes open. The Child's Book of American Biography One of these is by Professor Agassiz, and the other by Signor Ranieri of Naples. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 After a while, Luke said he thought it must be one of the climbing fish described by Agassiz, and that it had gone up a tree. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated Humboldt wrote: "Agassiz is distinguished by his talents, by the variety and substantial character of his attainments, and by that which has a special value in these troubled times, his natural sweetness of disposition." Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The largest amount, $1,000, had been contributed by Mrs. Pauline Agassiz Shaw, of Boston. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV Illustrated with 24 full-page pictures, eight of which are in color, after drawings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic Agassiz and his fishes are on her side. Lotus Buds What check to progress was made by Cuvier and Agassiz? The Meaning of Evolution But the discussion convinced the scientific world that Agassiz was both original and brilliant. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Agassiz's zoölogy causes each youth to be a veritable Noah, to whom it is given to behold all insects and beasts and birds going two by two into the world's great ark. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character Agassiz was the first to realize that it was a glacier that did this stupendous piece of work, and this conception or discovery greatly added to his fame. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Agassiz But it is when Lulla has undertaken to investigate a tin of sweets that she most suggests Agassiz. Lotus Buds Among these one of the most brilliant was Agassiz, the Swiss naturalist, who later came to this country, filled with Cuvier's ideas. The Meaning of Evolution Agassiz had already begun his Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, on the banks of the Charles River, in an old shanty. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z They testify, Agassiz would perhaps say, not regarding the existence of some local glacier that descended from the higher grounds into the valley, but respecting the existence of the great polar glacier. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland But it was not until the new classification of Agassiz had ranged them after a different fashion that the correspondence became complete in all its parts. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed They are suggestive," says Prof. Agassiz, "of further comparisons. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Many who have studied text books on zo�logy written in this country by Agassiz and his followers will remember the four classes—Radiates, Articulates, Mollusks, and Vertebrates. The Meaning of Evolution The following year, 1850, Agassiz married Elizabeth Cabot Gary, of Boston, a cultivated and lovely woman. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Professor Agassiz admits the continuance of the Irish elk to the fourteenth century to be “probable.” The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, April, 1880 And not less wonderful is the conclusion at which Agassiz has arrived, after a survey of the geologic existences, more extended and minute, in at least the ichthyic department, than that of any other man. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed A blind fish swims in its rivers, and Professor Agassiz is of opinion that they, like all other blind animals of the cavern world, have at no time been connected with the world of light. The Mines and its Wonders For geology see A. Agassiz, "A Reconnaissance of the Bahamas and of the Elevated Reefs of Cuba in the steam yacht 'Wild Duck,' January to April 1893," Bull. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The school, with sixty or seventy girls, was continued for eight years, Agassiz having the coöperation of his brother-in-law, Professor Felton, the noted Greek scholar, and other distinguished men. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Then suddenly she curved and wheeled off on the other tack, with the sharp line of Castle Hill and the Agassiz Point full in view. A Little Country Girl With a Memoir of the Author, by Louis Agassiz. 12mo, cloth. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed The children of the Agassiz Associations and the Junior Audubon Societies can also be proud of the work they are doing. Conservation Reader These catastrophes Earthquake of Zante were made the object of special study in Germany and Switzerland, where Agassiz was in the midst of his epoch-making discourses on the glacial period. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) The next day Agassiz spoke of dimness of sight, and of feeling "strangely asleep," and on December 14 he was asleep in death. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Twelve years have passed since Agassiz was taken from us. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History His death occurred in September, 1874, closely following that of his great associate in Cambridge, Louis Agassiz. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 Like Agassiz, these gifted souls were "too busy to make money." James Watt Who shall say such as Agassiz and Sumner are dead? Senatorial Character A Sermon in West Church, Boston, Sunday, 15th of March, After the Decease of Charles Sumner. Some days afterward he wrote to M. Agassiz that he had been so impressed by his son Louis that he wished to adopt him and provide for him through life. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Another professor at Munich, from whom Agassiz learned much, and had nothing to unlearn, was the anatomist and physiologist D�llinger. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Agassiz is one of the most natural and jovial of men. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 "Agassiz, who married the last Mrs. Felton's sister, is not only one of the most accomplished but the most natural and jovial of men." The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete Agassiz; and Science in its Relation to Teaching. Freedom in Science and Teaching. from the German of Ernst Haeckel Agassiz was at once asked to give a second course before the Lowell Institute, on glaciers. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z He found Agassiz a student, barely of age; he directly made him an author, and an authority, in the subject of his predilection. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History My reply to Professor Agassiz is short, but conclusive. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 Again he says: "I cannot tell you how pleased I was by Agassiz, a most charming fellow, or how I have regretted his seclusion for a while by reason of his mother's death." The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete Agassiz confirmed the conclusions of Murchison in almost every particular, deciding at once that the creature must have been a fish. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science In the summer of 1847, Agassiz rented a small house in East Boston, sufficiently near to the ocean to study marine animals. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Martius recognized the genius of Agassiz, and offered him, and indeed pressed him, to undertake their elaboration. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History —Prof. Agassiz was one of the first who reached the summit of this mountain. Assimilative Memory or, How to Attend and Never Forget Agassiz, our transport officer, requests us to look out for a picket rope; he would like it two inches thick and about 100 feet long. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" Next to the pterichthys of the Lower Old Red Sandstone I shall place its contemporary the coccosteus of Agassiz—a fish which in some respects must have resembled it. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science New England captains, when they started on a cruise, took out cans, furnished by Agassiz, for collections in distant ports. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Agassiz always "thought nobly of the soul," and could in no way approve either materialistic or agnostic opinions. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Science, history, and art might mourn at the loss they sustained in the destruction of the house of Dr. Gibbes, an antiquary and naturalist, a scientific acquaintance, if not a friend, of Agassiz. Historical Essays Agassiz and Thomson arrived there yesterday with nineteen men, forming one tent-subdivision, and go with us. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" Agassiz at once confirmed my suspicion that the ichthyolites of the Old Red Sandstone were intermediate. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science Indefatigable, versatile, comprehensive in mind, Agassiz at once planned another great work, to be published in ten volumes, though it was finally reduced to four: "Contributions to the Natural History of the United States." Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The ambassadors in partibus were the artists Agassiz employed and sent to England or elsewhere to draw fossil fishes for him in various museums, at a cost which Humboldt knew would be embarrassing. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Agassiz recognizes man alone as cosmopolite; and Comte regards him as the supreme head of the economy of nature, and representative of the fundamental unity of the anatomical scale. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy September 1st.—Agassiz and I came out to the dressing station as it was getting dark last night. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" The case most frequently insisted on by palæontologists of the apparently sudden appearance of a whole group of species, is that of the teleostean fishes, low down, according to Agassiz, in the Chalk period. Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions Very soon, to Agassiz's great delight, he received the names of seventeen hundred subscribers, at twelve dollars a volume. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z First as visitor, soon as denizen, and at length as citizen of the American republic, Agassiz rose with every occasion to larger and more various activities. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Professor Agassiz remarks that no formation—known to geologists—resembling that of the Amazon exists on the face of the earth. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Agassiz and I lay hard up against the north side of our dug-out—little more than a few dry lumps of clay—while Wallace's body was stretched alongside us. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" It is now many years ago since the editors of Silliman’s Journal requested the late Professor Agassiz to give them his opinion on the following question. Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions Agassiz contributed all his collections, worth thousands of dollars. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z While Agassiz thus was a magnanimous man, in the literal as well as the accepted meaning of the word, he was also, as we have seen, a truly fortunate one. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History From the observations of Professor Agassiz, however, there is no doubt that in some species, at least, the whole process of development is begun and completed in the gill cavity. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Kellas and Agassiz had a quieter time at the dressing station than yesterday's two. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" We know of an orchard in Agassiz, British Columbia, in which the disease has been found. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 "He had great sympathy," says Mrs. Agassiz, "with the desire of women for larger and more various fields of study and work." Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The day before the attack he had said to Agassiz, "Be careful, and remember that work kills." Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Mrs Agassiz mentions having on one occasion hung some towels to dry on the cord of her hammock, and was about to remove them, when suddenly her hand and arm seemed plunged into fire. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America I went out with Kellas and Agassiz to show them the way to a point fixed on as a dressing station. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" On this head, a remark of Agassiz impressed me more than anything else. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 This "sweetness of disposition" was worth more to Agassiz, all through life, than a fortune. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The ice, which he would have no more of, refers to the glacier researches upon which Agassiz was entering with ardor, laying one of the solid foundations of his fame. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Let us leave the mighty stream, and wander amidst the picturesque windings of an igarape, into the depths of the forest, with Professor Agassiz. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Agassiz, as transport officer, had to dilate on the amount of intelligence he has noticed in the Indian mules, while I could only use strong language over the wickedness of this particular brute. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" The same view is advocated by Sir Charles Lyell, by Mr. Hall, by M. Agassiz, by Professor Ramsay, indeed by most of those who have inspected the place. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 A society for the study of the natural sciences was soon formed, and Agassiz became its secretary. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z For Agassiz it might be said, with a variation of the well-known adage, that there was nothing he touched that he did not aggrandize. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History There are 24 full-page illustrations, of which 8 are in colors, by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers Later in the day I was relieved by Fiddes, and about 11 o'clock set off with Agassiz who had ridden out from our base. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" With characteristic vigour Agassiz grappled with it, extending his observations far beyond the domain of Switzerland. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Agassiz had become known to scholars throughout Europe, as an indefatigable worker, but he was still poor. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z In the midst of all this, Agassiz turned his glance upon the glaciers, and the "local phenomenon" became at once a cosmic one. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Fully illustrated with five colored pictures by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, the leading American bird artist, and with cuts and diagrams in the text. Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers Two officers were ordered up to Chocolate Hill, so Agassiz and I went across the north side of the Salt Lake which we found dry and caked hard. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" To Agassiz was given, not the art of the refiner, but the instinct of the discoverer, and the strength of the delver who brings ore from the recesses of the mine. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 "Agassiz displayed during these years," said one of his co-workers, "an incredible energy, of which the history of science offers, perhaps, no other example." Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z “I suppose not,” he hastened to admit, and added, patronizingly; “Who is this fellow Agassiz?” The Man from the Bitter Roots Again, Herbert writing of the great northern pickerel, calls it "Esox lucioides, Agassiz;" the fact being that Professor Agassiz describes it in his Lake Superior as Esox boreas. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 They dilated to Agassiz and myself about a great discovery they had made, namely, that excellent rissoles could be made of bully beef and ground biscuits. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" It is now, I suppose, fifteen or sixteen years since I found myself conversing with an illustrious philosopher regarding that glacial epoch which the researches of Agassiz and others had revealed. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 On Agassiz's return, he gave a course of lectures before the Lowell Institute, and the Cooper Institute, New York, spending the summer at his pleasant seaside home and laboratory at Nahant. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Where do you stop when you’re home that you never heard of Alexander Agassiz? The Man from the Bitter Roots Agassiz, Gray, Silliman, Guyot—all were educators in the fullest and truest way. American Men of Mind All had some brandy on our return, we got to bed at 5.30, and I for one slept like a top and rose refreshed at 8.30, as also did Agassiz. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" In those days Agassiz was living under a slab of gneiss on the glacier of the Aar. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 It is now under the charge of Prof. Alexander Agassiz, the son of Louis, and to his constant generosity and devotion the museum is deeply indebted. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z I’d rather have been Alexander Agassiz than the richest man in America—than any king. The Man from the Bitter Roots In 1846, Agassiz came to the United States, partly to deliver a course of lectures at Boston and partly to make himself familiar with the geology and natural history of this country. American Men of Mind September 7th.—It was the duty of Agassiz and myself to take over the dressing station last night, and there we now are. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" Earnestly, almost sadly, Agassiz turned, and said to the gentlemen standing round, 'I confess that I was not prepared to see this theory received as it has been by the best intellects of our time. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Another project had now taken form in Agassiz's active brain, his great work on "Poissons Fossiles," which a few years later placed him in the front rank of scientific men. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Brookline, Mass. Dear Jack-in-the-Pulpit: Did you ever hear this story about Agassiz? St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, V. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated Agassiz himself was a living and vital force in it, as were such men as Joseph Leidy and H. F. Osborne. American Men of Mind In the afternoon Agassiz and I had a delightful walk up a valley that was new to us. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" Louis Agassiz first mapped it and wrote a most interesting essay on it. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen The story of this expedition has been told, chiefly by Mrs. Agassiz, in that most interesting volume, "A Journey in Brazil." Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z One day, a man put together parts of various insects and submitted them to Agassiz as a rare specimen. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, V. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated Agassiz was one of the most remarkable teachers of science that ever lived. American Men of Mind Agassiz had paid them a flying visit very early this morning on his way to the C.C.S., he too being sick. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" Agassiz came up the Mississippi River on a trip in Eighteen Hundred Sixty-five. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen Later, the museum received from the Legislature twenty-five thousand more, and a birthday gift to Agassiz, of one hundred thousand dollars, was also used by him for his precious work. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Agassiz gave a single glance at the object and, looking up, said “Hum-bug.” a sardonic grin. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, V. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated Agassiz found everywhere evidences of glacial action, and became convinced that at one time a great ice cap had covered the globe down to the higher latitudes of the northern hemisphere. American Men of Mind Later.—Had a note from Stephen saying Fiddes has gone off sick along with Agassiz, and that his own temperature is 101—this looks bright. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" Then it was that Alexander Agassiz saw the wonders of Lake Superior copper and Lake Superior iron. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen Agassiz not only wrote books and built museums. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Here scholarly notabilities from near and far were entertained, among them Emerson, Agassiz, and Julia Ward Howe. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 As an inspiring teacher he was scarcely less successful than Agassiz at a later day. American Men of Mind Agassiz, the great Christian scientist, tells of his work in the mountains when his assistants lowered him to his work by means of a rope and a basket. And Judas Iscariot Together with other evangelistic addresses The report of Agassiz on the mineral wealth of Lake Superior corroborated Mr. Hill's own opinions of this country, which he had traversed with dog-sleds. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen They show the results of energy, perseverance, and untiring devotion; how a cheerful face and a hopeful spirit like Agassiz's, or a gentle and kindly nature like Darwin's, can win its way against opposition. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The eggs of this tortoise are buried in the sand and are hatched by the sun's rays Agassiz's Tortoise, or the Desert Tortoise, is distributed over the deserts of Arizona and southern California. Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot What Agassiz did for geology and natural history, Asa Gray to some extent did for botany. American Men of Mind As the Gordons were leaving the friend who had so entertained them, he invited them to go in the afternoon to the Essex woods to see the Agassiz rock, and the immense boulder near it. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 Agassiz, full of scientific enthusiasm, wrote out his theory about the prehistoric lake. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen When Agassiz was a poor medical student in Paris, Humboldt visited him. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z He profited by the lecture-room talks of the great scientist, Agassiz, upon the grand theme of nature. The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes Besides his services to American science as instructor at Harvard College, Louis Agassiz rendered another when he persuaded Arnold Guyot, his colleague in the college at Neuchâtel, to accompany him to this country. American Men of Mind Professor Agassiz told the Harvard students of a farmer who owned a farm of hundreds of acres of unprofitable woods and rocks, and concluded to sell out and get into a more profitable business. Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power And science, now, the world over, calls the Red River Valley, "Lake Agassiz." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen A huge boulder, its upper surface forming a roof, with a stone wall constructed on one side, became the sleeping-room of Agassiz and five friends. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z They close their eyes even to the data collected by the chiefs of their tribe, Agassiz, Kirby, Spence, et al., and go on their way shouting hosannas to omniscient, all-powerful Instinct! The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals When a grammar-school boy I learned from the game "Quotations" that Louis Agassiz, scientist, had written the sentence with which I introduce a final appeal for living that will permit physical and civic efficiency. Civics and Health A friend of Professor Agassiz, an eminent practical man, once expressed his wonder that a man of such abilities should remain contented with such a moderate income as he received. Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power Louis Agassiz had no time to make money, but his son Alexander was not thus handicapped. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen In the summer of 1848, Agassiz organized an expedition of students and naturalists for the examination of the eastern and northern shores of Lake Superior. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The great German Professor Oken was not ashamed to ask Professor Agassiz to dine with him on potatoes and salt, that he might save money for books. Pushing to the Front Therefore the importance of giving children Agassiz's conception of the sacredness of the laws that govern the human body. Civics and Health The eye of an Agassiz could see worlds which the uneducated eye never dreamed of. Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power Mr. Agassiz passed the morning in packing and arranging his fishes, having collected in these two days more than seventy new species: such is the wealth of life everywhere in these waters. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 Agassiz brought back for his museum a fine collection of corals, of all varieties and in all stages of growth, with drawings made on the spot, from the living animals. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z This roused the pupil to earnest effort, and he became so interested in things he had never noticed before that he did not see Agassiz when he came for the third examination. Pushing to the Front Fashions, tastes, mannerisms, personal indulgences, have been left for Agassiz to deal with. Civics and Health Study the causes of the success of Benjamin Franklin, of Lincoln, of McKinley, of Sir Michael Faraday, of Agassiz, of Edison. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year The character of the region is thus set forth by Agassiz. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 Agassiz accepted the position, and opened his first course in April, 1848. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z An accomplished entomologist thought he would perfect his knowledge by a few lessons under Professor Agassiz. Pushing to the Front Agassiz has been called "America's greatest educator," and again "the finest specimen yet discovered of the genus homo, of the species intelligens." Civics and Health Meanwhile as we look back upon Agassiz, there floats up a breath as of life's morning, that makes the work seem young and fresh once more. Memories and Studies The scientific work excites great wonder among the Indians, wherever we go; and when Mr. Agassiz succeeds in making them understand the value he attaches to his collections, he often finds them efficient assistants. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 Agassiz had published another book in America, in 1848, "Principles of Zoölogy," which had a large sale, and was much used in schools. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The eye of an Agassiz could see worlds of which the uneducated eye never dreamed. Pushing to the Front Given a bone, Professor Agassiz can draw the animal of which the bone forms a part. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Agassiz's influence on methods of teaching in our community was prompt and decisive,—all the more so that it struck people's imagination by its very excess. Memories and Studies The sportsmen returned from the forest, bringing a goodly supply of toucans, papagaios, and paroquets, with a variety of other birds; and the fishermen brought in treasures again for Mr. Agassiz. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 In the winter of 1855, Agassiz, resumed his public lectures, as his salary of fifteen hundred was insufficient to support his family, but when the spring came he found himself exhausted by the extra work. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Professor Agassiz once told the Harvard students of a farmer who owned a farm of hundreds of acres of unprofitable woods and rocks, and concluded to sell out and get into a more profitable business. Pushing to the Front Similar views were held by Agassiz, who, however, maintained the geological succession of animals and the parallelism between their embryonic development and geological succession, the two foundation stones of the biogenetic law of Haeckel. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work "Go to Nature; take the facts into your own hands; look, and see for yourself!"—these were the maxims which Agassiz preached wherever he went, and their effect on pedagogy was electric. Memories and Studies Professor Agassiz was so enthusiastic in his work and so loved the fishes, the fowl and the cattle that it is said these creatures would die for him to give him their skeletons. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune Agassiz's surprise and pleasure knew no bounds when he was informed of the project. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z M. Agassiz says somewhere that every great scientific truth must go through three stages of public opinion. Women and Politics Agassiz remarks that the effect of the nature of the bottom of the sea on sponges and rhizopods “is an all-important factor in modifying the organism.” Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work Agassiz's view of Nature was saturated with simple religious feeling, and for this deep but unconventional religiosity he found at Harvard the most sympathetic possible environment. Memories and Studies Professor Agassiz told the Harvard students of a farmer who owned a farm of hundreds of acres of unprofitable woods and rocks, and concluded to sell out and try some more remunerative business. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune This school opened by the helpful wife made Agassiz a free man—no longer shackled by that worst form of slavery, debt. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Darwin makes the curious mistake of attributing this story to Agassiz. Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology I do not mean that it was necessarily the best thing for Agassiz even to work fifteen hours a day on fishes. Girls and Women Thus there is hardly one now of the American naturalists of my generation whom Agassiz did not train. Memories and Studies Agassiz would not lecture at five hundred dollars a night, because he had no time to make money. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune There is no finer example of the popularization of science than Agassiz addressing the American people through the columns of a monthly magazine. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 Actually, as Agassiz stated it, the doctrine applied neither to types, nor as a general rule to classes, but merely to orders. Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology Come, Agassiz! for, from the smallest bone, You reconstruct the creature, tongue to tail. Freedom, Truth and Beauty He loved human nature as Cuvier and Agassiz loved animal nature; in his view, as in their view, the subject formed a vast living picture. Memories and Studies How they'll bare their snowy scalps To the climber of the Alps, When the cry goes through their passes, "Here comes the great Agassiz!" The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 Agassiz was with me about two years as lecturer in Natural History. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 With regard to the Glacial theory propounded by Agassiz, no one welcomed it with greater ardour than Buckland, and he zealously sought to trace out evidences of former glaciation in Britain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" And Agassiz says, "I have the conviction that species have been created successively, at distinct intervals." Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Agassiz classifies by realms, and has eight divisions. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Agassiz and Jeffries Wyman would sometimes debate Darwin's theory of evolution, which Darwin had confided to Asa Gray, another member, long before he made it known to the public. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 Professor Le Conte knew Agassiz, and writes charmingly of his associations with him. A Truthful Woman in Southern California But before she got actual possession of it, the Arlington house was occupied by our troops and Mr. Stanton ordered the picture to be presented to Professor Agassiz for the National Academy of Sciences. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer Nor have the deliberate and expanded demonstrations of its unscientific character by the late lamented Agassiz been ever fairly met, much less overturned. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Wrinkling it by thinking how his love he’d prosecute; Do you think Professor Agassiz learned all he knew by sighing? The Dead Men's Song Being the Story of a Poem and a Reminiscent Sketch of its Author Young Ewing Allison I once pointed out to a friend a ludicrous resemblance between his countenance and expression and that of one of the tortoises in the illustrations of one of Agassiz's works on natural history. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 Back of Obidos is an eminence which has been named Mount Agassiz in honor of the Naturalist. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America At the request of Professor Agassiz one of the assistants in the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, Mr. Samuel H. Scudder, accompanied us. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer Religious men believe with Agassiz that facts are sacred. What is Darwinism? Prof. Pierce, although quite ignorant of natural history, at once devised the very three plans discovered by Agassiz, as the only fundamental plans which could be framed in accordance with the given elements. The Arena Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891 When Agassiz had been in this country but a few years he seriously contemplated going back to Europe. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 Agassiz considers these singular mountains the remnants of a plain which once filled the whole valley of the Amazon; but Bates believes them to be the southern terminus of the high land of Guiana. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America To judge of the interest it is only necessary to remark that Agassiz and Gray were the two leading disputants, the first taking ground against Darwin, the other in his favor. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer We have the explicit testimony of Agassiz, as a Palæontologist, that the facts of geology contradict the theory of the transmutation of species. What is Darwinism? A similar story is told of Prof. Agassiz and Prof. Pierce, the one the great zo�logist, the other the great mathematician, of Cambridge. The Arena Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891 Agassiz, with much power and beauty, advocates the thought that animals as well as men have a future life. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Here Bates pursued butterflies for four years and a half, and Agassiz fished for six months. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Agassiz died in his sins, unconvinced unrepentant, refusing the rite of extreme unction that Asa Gray offered him, his sensitive spirit writhing at mention of the word "Darwin." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists It will be observed that Agassiz is quoted, not as to matters of theory, but as to matters of fact. What is Darwinism? I took up the matter with Dr. Bigelow of the Agassiz Association, who is also Scout Naturalist and I think he can tell us more about getting the boy scouts interested. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917 For surely all science, of whatever kind, is a search after divine truth, and a physical fact, as Agassiz said, is as sacred as a moral truth—every fact being the presence of God. The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry Madame Godin, who came down the river from the Andes, and Mrs. Agassiz, who ascended to Tabatinga, were among the few ladies who have seen these upper waters. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Agassiz stood aloof, clinging to his early Swiss parsonage teachings, and the Theological Department marched in solid phalanx and scoffed and scorned. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists This, as was stated by Rev. Dr. Peabody, was the main ground of the earnest opposition of Agassiz to the theory. What is Darwinism? Agassiz told me that the change in Cambridge, on Thursday, was 71? in ten hours. Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter The earlier naturalists, such as Linnaeus, Cuvier or Agassiz, were ready with a reply which seemed so simple, adequate and final that the plodding modern naturalist cannot repress a feeling of envy. Biology A lecture delivered at Columbia University in the series on Science, Philosophy and Art November 20, 1907 Within an area of half a mile square, Agassiz counted one hundred and seventeen different kinds of woods, many of them eminently fitted, by their hardness, tints, and beautiful grain, for the finest cabinet-work. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Louis Agassiz's words were expressed in print, and widely circulated. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists Agassiz said he could not afford to give his time to making money, but how many Agassiz are there in the world at any one time? The Last Harvest I see Agassiz often of late at Peirce's Lowell Lectures on "the Mathematics in the Cosmos." Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter For Agassiz or Cuvier the fit is that which was designed to fit. Biology A lecture delivered at Columbia University in the series on Science, Philosophy and Art November 20, 1907 Neither Bates, Wallace, nor Agassiz found any marine fossil on the banks of the great river. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Agassiz, the man who was regarded as the foremost scientist in America, thought he had to choose between orthodoxy and Darwinism, and he chose orthodoxy. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists Louis Agassiz, the highest authority of his time, after careful analysis pronounced the Otsego bass to be "in its organic structure a distinct fish, not found in any other waters of the world." The Story of Cooperstown Two lectures ago, as I sat by Agassiz, I said at the close, "Well, I feel obliged to apologize to myself for being here." Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter The question must be submitted to Agassiz and Huxley, not to Kant or Calvin, to Church or Pope. Sex in Education or, A Fair Chance for Girls Both Herndon and Gibbon mention seals as occurring in the Peruvian tributaries; but we saw none, neither did Bates, Agassiz, or Edwards. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America And these are the words of Agassiz: "Darwinism seeks to dethrone God, and replace Him by a blind force called the Law of Evolution." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists "So simple, so natural, so true," says Agassiz. The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches Livingston and Stanley wrought in the jungles of Africa, Audubon and Agassiz in the fastnesses of tropical America. Insights and Heresies Pertaining to the Evolution of the Soul The experiments of Shaw and Agassiz, my own also included, have proved that fish can be bred artificially. Essays in Natural History and Agriculture But the most noticeable feature of the Amazonian fauna, as Agassiz has remarked, is the abundance of cetaceans through its whole extent. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America So passed away the great soul of Louis Agassiz. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists “So simple, so natural, so true,” says Agassiz. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. By 8 p.m. we were in even shallower water—in fact we discovered a shoal in only 158 fathoms—it was a great discovery for us, and Lillie immediately put over the Agassiz trawl. South with Scott That rapacious vulture George Peabody! that dissembling crocodile William Cowper! that robbing wolf Girard! that thieving fox Charles Sumner! that fawning dog Napoleon Bonaparte! and those most foolish animals Louis Agassiz and Isaac Newton! The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future The long, main street of the town runs along the side of Mount Agassiz, and its elevation is such as to banish hay fever and all kindred complaints. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2 He who approaches God through laws of light and heat and electricity will find the world-throne occupied by an infinite Agassiz. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service We all remember Agassiz's famous reply to a proposition to deliver one lecture for a large fee: "I must decline, gentlemen; I have no time to make money." The Young Man and the World |
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