Life, Letters, and Works of Louis Agassiz - Life, Letters, and Works of Louis Agassi

Klappentext Volume 2 of Marcou's 1896 biography of Louis Agassiz (1807 1873) describes his life and career in America. Zusammenfassung An 1896 life, by his collaborator Jules Marcou, of Swiss-born palaeontologist, glaciologist and zoologist Louis Agassiz (1807–1873). Volume 2 tells of Agassiz' career at Harvard, his last thoughts on Darwinism and his death. Inhaltsverzeichnis 13. 1847 continued-1849. Agassiz's visits to the markets; 14. 1849 continued-1852. Philadelphia; 15. 1852 continued-1855. Lectures before the Smithsonian Institution at Washington; 16. 1856-1858. 'Contributions to the Natural History of the United States'; 17. 1858-1864. Visit to Europe; 18. 1858-1864 continued. Darwin's 'Origin of Species'; 19. 1858-1864 continued. 'The Philosophers' Camp' in the Adirondacks; 20. 1865-1867. Journey to Brazil; 21. 1868-1870. Three letters to Jules Marcou; 22. 1871-1872. Voyage on the 'Hassler'; 23. 1873. The Anderson School of Natural History at Penikese Island; 24. Physical and moral characteristics; Appendices; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jules Marcou, Marcou Jules
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 20.01.2011
• EAN: 9781108072618
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07261-8
• Seiten: 340
• Serien: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science; Life, Letters, and Works of Louis Agassiz 2 Volume Set
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Paläontologie; SCIENCE / Paleontology, Palaeontology