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ing, i. 133 ; particulars of his visit 

 to Europe, i. 136, seg. ; his inter 

 views with Dr. Henry and Dr. Dai- 

 ton, i. 139; his acquaintance with 

 William Nicholson, i. 141; his ac 

 quaintance with Frederic Accum, 

 i. 142 ; with Dr. George Pearson, i. 

 144 ; with Sir Joseph Banks, Davy, 

 Watt, Wollaston, &c., i. 146 ; with 

 Dr. Ryland, i. 147 ; his excursion to 

 the mines of Cornwall, i. 148 ; his 

 interviews with Benjamin West, 

 Barlow, and Fulton, i. 149 ; his in 

 terviews with Sir Humphrev Davy 

 and Prof. William Allen/i. 152; 

 his visit to the University of Cam 

 bridge, i. 153 ; his visit to Lindley 

 Murray, i. 353; his residence hi 

 Edinburgh, i. 155, seq. ; his ac 

 quaintance with Dr. Hope, i. 159; 

 with Dr. Gregory, i. 161; with Dr. 

 John Murray, i. 166; his remarks 

 on the rival theories in geology, i. 

 168; his acquaintance with Dr. 

 John Barclay, i. 172; his accident 

 on Salisbury Craig, i. 175 ; his ac 

 quaintance with Dugald Stewart, 

 i. 176 ; with Prof. Leslie, i. 178 ; with 

 Sir David Brewster, i. 179, with 

 Lord Webb Seymour and Dr. 

 Thomas Brown, i. 180; Avith Dr. 

 Anderson and the Earl of Bnchan, 

 i. 181 ; his remarks on the Earl of 

 Moira (Lord Rawdon), i. 183; his 

 visit to Sir Robert Listen, i. 185; 

 his remarks on Sir H. M. Well- 

 wood, Rev. David Dickson, Rev. 

 Mr. Black, i. 187 ; his remarks on 

 the "Edinburgh Review," i. 189; 

 his interview with Sir John Stir 

 ling and lady, i. 190; his remarks 

 on life and manners in Edinburgh, 

 i. 192; the results of his visit to 

 Europe, i. 193 ; his arrival in New 

 York. i. 197 ; his reception in New 

 Haven, i. 198', his introduction to 

 the cabinet of Col. G. Gibbs, i. 214; 

 his account of the origin of geology 

 in Yale College, i. 216; his course 

 of lectures in 1806-7, i. 218; his 

 account of the purchase of the Per 

 kins cabinet of minerals, i. 221; 

 his account of the Westpn meteor, 

 i. 222, seq. ; his marriage, i. 231, seq. ; 

 his reminiscences of Gov. Trum- 

 bull, i. 232, seq. ; his first course of 

 popular lectures in Yale College, i. 

 241, seq. ; his " Journal of Travels," 



i. 248 seq. ; accident to him in the 

 laboratory, i. 254; obtains the loan 

 of the Gibbs cabinet to Yale Col 

 lege, i. 256; his account of the 

 Medical School of Yale College, i. 

 260; his account of events in the 

 war of 1812, i. 262; his account of 

 the death of Rev. Dr. Dwight, i. 

 266; establishes the "Journal of 

 Science." i. 272; records the death 

 of his mother and of his son, i. 

 274 ; his journey to Canada, 5. 277 ; 

 his "Tour to Quebec," i. 278; his 

 account of the purchase of the 

 Gibbs cabinet, i. 278 ; his inter 

 course with Robert Bakewell, i. 

 281; his intercourse with William 

 Maclure, i. 284; his acquaintance 

 with Dr. Cooper, i. 286 ; his invita 

 tion to the Presidency of South 

 Carolina College, i. 295; his pro 

 fessional assistants, i. 298, seq. ; his 

 temporary loss of health, i. 304; 

 his journey to West Point, i. 305; 

 his journey to Philadelphia, &c., i. 

 306; his journey to Saratoga, i. 

 307; his journey to Washington, 

 and visits to Mr" Calhoun and Mr. 

 Custis, i. 309, seq. ; his change of 

 diet and the salutary effect, i. 311; 

 his publication of the "Elements 

 of Chemistry," i. 319 ; his lectures in 

 Hartford, i. 340; his lectures in 

 Lowell, i. 342; his interview with 

 Daniel Webster, i. 342; his lectures 

 on geology in Boston (1835), i. 342, 

 seq. ; his lectures on geology in 

 Salem, i. 360 ; his lectures on geol 

 ogy in Nantucket, i. 364, seq. ; his 

 intercourse with John Quincy 

 Adams, i. 365; his lectures on 

 chemistry in Boston (1836), i. 369; 

 his remarks on his success as a 

 lecturer, i. 372 ; his exploration of 

 the coal formations of Pennsyl 

 vania, i. 373; his examination of 

 the culture and manufacture of 

 sugar, i. 374 ; his exploration of the 

 gold mines of Virginia, i. 377 ; his 

 lectures in the city of New York, 

 i. 380; his self-possession on the 

 occasion of an accident, i. 380 ; his 

 concern in the Lowell Institute, i. 

 382; his first course of Lowell lec 

 tures, i. 383 ; his second course of 

 Lowell lectures, i. 391; takes part 

 in the formation of the Geological 

 Association, i. 393..; his third course 



