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bridge His First American Pupils and Assistants Serious Ill- 

 ness at Charleston Last Days at the Oxford Street House 

 Removal of his Household from Oxford to Quincy Street 

 Agassiz's School for Girls 47 



CHAPTER XVI. 



1856-1858. 



" Contributions to the Natural History of the United States " Its 

 Importance as a Scientific Work and its Popularity in America 

 Special Reprint in England, and French Translation of his " Essay 

 on Classification" Offers of Dr. Oswald Heer Invitation to 

 accept the Chair of Palaeontology in the Jardin des Plantes of 

 Paris Geographical Distribution of Fresh-Water Fishes of the 

 United States .... 63 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 1858-1864. 



Visit to Europe Reunion of Swiss Naturalists at Pictet's Country 

 House to meet him Agassiz Museum Inauguration of Part of 

 the North Wing of the Building New Series of Pupils Money 

 Difficulties in Connection with the Museum Lectures and Les- 

 sons at the Museum Secession of Several of his Pupils . . 76 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

 1858-1864 (contiHUi'd). 



Darwin's "Origin of Species" Cuvier, Agassiz, Owen, Lamarck, 

 and Darwin The Opponents of Agassiz in America Asa Gray 

 and Chauncey Wright Parallel between Chauncey Wright and 

 Karl Schimper Two Classes of Naturalists Revolution an>l 

 Evolution Pietist and Atheist Lycll's Dissent Nco-Lamarck- 

 ians and Nco-Darwini - Unit^niiit.ui.uiism Spontaneous 

 Generation True Position of Cuvier and Vuassiz . . 103 



