_.._ .... CONTENTS., ix 



CHAPTER VII. 

 1832-1834: ^T. 25-27. 



Enters upon his Professorship at Neuchatel. First 

 Lecture. Success as a Teacher. Love of Teach- 

 ing. Influence upon the Scientific Life of Neuchji- 

 tel. Proposal from University of Heidelberg. 

 Proposal declined. Threatened Blindness. Cor- 

 respondence with Humboldt. Marriage. Invita- 

 tion from Charpentier. Invitation to visit England. 



Wollaston Prize. First Number of " Poissons 

 Fossiles." Review of the Work .... 206 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 1834-1837: ^T. 27-30. 



First Visit to England. Reception by Scientific Men. 



Work on Fossil Fishes there. Liberality of Eng- 

 lish Naturalists. First Relations with American 

 Science. Farther Correspondence with Humboldt. 



Second Visit to England. Continuation of " Fos- 

 sil Fishes." Other Scientific Publications. Atten- 

 tion drawn to Glacial Phenomena. Summer a j j Bex 

 with Charpentier. Sale of Original Drawings for 

 "Fossil Fishes." Meeting of Helvetic Society. 

 Address on Ice-Period. Letters from Humboldt 



and Von Buch 248 



CHAPTER IX. 

 1837-1839: ^T. 30-32. 



Invitation to Professorships at Geneva and Lausanne. 



Death of his Father. Establishment of Litho- 

 graphic Press at Neuchatel. Researches upon 

 Structure of Mollusks. Internal Casts of Shells. : 

 Glacial Explorations. Views of Buckland. Rela- 



