viii CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXII. 

 1871-1872 



PAGE 



Voyage on the " Ilassler" - Dredging at the Barbadoes Machinery 

 of the "Ilassler" -Prophetic Views in a Letter to Benjamin 

 Pierce Glaciers in the Strait of Magellan From Talcahuana to 

 Santiago by Carriage Meeting of Domeyko and Philippi 

 Agassiz's Election as a Foreign Fellow of the Academy of Science 

 of the Institute of France The Galapagos Islands Panama and 

 San Francisco Return to Cambridge Another and the Last 

 Series of Assistants at the Museum Appropriations from the 

 Legislature of Massachusetts . 181 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



1873- 



The Anderson School of Natural History at Penikese Island An 

 Unexpected Gift " Evolution and Permanence of Types " 

 Agassiz's Last Words on Darwinism The Gigantic Squid of 

 Newfoundland Agassiz's Last Illness His Last Words - 

 Death Post-mortem Examination The Funeral The Grave- 

 stone 201 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



Physical and Moral Characteristics His Generosity Opinions of 

 Mrs. Elizabeth Agassiz and Professor Karl Vogt Parallel between 

 Agassiz and Cuvier ... ... 217 



APPENDICES. 



APPENDIX A (Biographies of Louis Agassiz) 237 



APPENDIX B (Agassi/.'s Portraits, Engravings, Photographs, Busts, 

 Medals, and Tablets) .... .251 



APPENDIX C (List of Louis Agassiz's Papers and Works, arranged 

 Chronologically) .... . 258 



