LOUIS AGASSIZ. 



HIS LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE. 



Edited by Elizabeth C. Agassiz. With Portraits and 



Illustrations. 2 vols, crown 8vo, $4.00; half calf, 



$6.50. 



Mrs. Agassiz was the person of all others best qualified for this 

 work. Her entire familiarity with the scientific pursuits of her 

 husband, her participation in his long journeys, her excellent style 

 as a writer, and her calm and well-controlled enthusiasm have en- 

 abled her to produce a volume which must give satisfaction to 

 every one. She has avoided two obvious dangers, that of describ- 

 ing too minutely the incidents of domestic life, and that of leading 

 the uninformed into the depths of zoological learning. She has 

 drawn a portrait of the great naturalist, — let us rather say she has 

 drawn a series of portraits, taken at different periods of life and 

 in different attitudes, so that the man himself is before us, as the 

 devoted student of nature, the brilliant lecturer, the correspond- 

 ent of eminent men of every land, the good citizen, the bright 

 companion, the hearty friend, the wonderful teacher. — Science 

 (New York). 



The story is one of those shining examples of plain living and 

 high thinking which are like wells of pure water in a dry land. 

 . . . The enthusiasm which Agassiz always kindled in others is 

 felt throughout the work as his saving force within. Such memo- 

 ries are among the precious possessions of mankind. — The Na- 

 tion (New York). 



THREE CRUISES OF THE BLAKE. 



By Alexander Agassiz, Director of the Museum of 

 Comparative Zoology at Cambridge. Fully illus- 

 trated. 2 vols. 8vo. 



The steamer " Blake," of the U. S. Coast Survey, made 

 three cruises in 1877-78, 1878-79. and 1880, to the Straits of 

 Florida, the Yucatan Bank, the Gulf of Mexico, the Carib- 

 bean Sea, and along the Atlantic coast from Charleston 

 to George's Bank. These volumes give the results of the 

 dredging along the coast and in deep water ; describe the 

 contour of the ocean bed, the fauna, and the thermic con- 

 ditions of the sea ; and contain a statement of what had 

 been learned from previous ex] lorations as well as the 

 large, varied, and deeply interesting facts ascertained by 

 the three cruises specially reported. The volumes are il- 

 lustrated with maps, sections, and figures of the deep-sea 

 fauna. The scientific value of the work is amply guaran- 

 teed by its authorship. 



