CHAPTER VI. 



1836-1837 (continued} and 1838. 



DISCUSSION RAISED BY AGASSIZ'S DISCOURSE AT NEUCHATEL AGAS- 



siz's GREAT REPUTATION AT THE EARLY AGE OF THIRTY YEARS 

 DEATH OF HIS FATHER - - LAURILLARD THE ASSISTANT OF CUVIER 

 THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HERCULE NICOLET'S LITHOGRAPHY AT 

 NEUCHA'TEL DR. VOGT OF BERNE SENDS AGASSIZ EDWARD DESOR 

 AS A SECRETARY OFFER OF A CHAIR AT THE ACADEMIES OF 

 GENEVA AND LAUSANNE FIRST VISIT TO THE BERNESE ALPS 

 Two LETTERS TO JULES THURMANN A VISIT TO CHAMOUNIX 

 THE MEETING OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FRANCE AT PORREN- 

 TRUY FIRST USE OF LITHOCHROMY FOR THE PLATES OF FOSSIL 

 FISHES THE GEOLOGIST ARMAND GRESSLY AGASSIZ CREATED A 

 "BOURGEOIS" OF NEUCHATEL ORGANIZATION OF AN ACADEMY AT 

 NEUCHA'TEL. 



THE general impression, after the address was deliv- 

 ered, was astonishment mingled with much incredulity. 

 It was like a pistol shot fired into the midst of the 

 assembly. The majority were at first disagreeably 

 impressed by this disturbance of the peace. Von Buch 

 particularly was horrified, and with his hands raised 

 towards the sky, and his head bowed to the distant 

 Bernese Alps, exclaimed : 



" O Sancte de Saussure, or a pro nobis ! " 



In general, almost all the practical stratigraphists 

 present were either opposed to it or indifferent. Even 



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