CONTENTS. xiii 



PAQI 



William Nicholson. Frederic Accum, the German Chemist. 

 Dr. George Pearson and his Lectures. Illumination by Gas. 

 Scientific Societies. Davy. Sir Joseph Banks. Visit to Corn r 

 wall. Dr. Ryland and Mr. Winterbotham. Military Prepara- 

 tions on the English Coast. Back to London. At the House of 

 Benjamin West: Joel Barlow, Robert Fulton, and Earl Stanhope. 



Interview with Davy. Professor William Allen's Lecture and 

 Conversation. At Cambridge : Professor Farish. Visit to Lind- 

 ley Murray 136 



CHAPTER VII. 

 VISIT TO EUROPE: RESIDENCE IN EDINBURGH. 



His Residence in Edinburgh. His Associates, Mr. Codman and Mr. 

 Gorham. Introduction to Dr. Thomas Hope. Dr. Gregory. 

 Dr. Hope's Lectures. Dr. John Murray and his Lectures. Dr. 

 Hope and Dr. Murray on Geology. Controversy of the Hutto- 

 cians and Wernerians. The Progress of his own Geological Views. 



Dr. John Barclay's Lectures on Anatomy. Narrow Escape on 

 Salisbury Craig 155 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 VISIT TO EUROPE: RESIDENCE IN EDINBURGH. 



Residence in Edinburgh (continued). Other Eminent Men. Dugald 

 Stewart; a Party at his House. Professor Leslie. Dr. Thomas 

 Thomson. Dr. (now Sir) David Brewster. Lord Webb Sey- 

 mour. _ Dr. Anderson. Earl of Buchan. Lord Rawdon. Mr. 

 Liston. Rev. David Dickson. Rev. Mr. Black. The " Edin- 

 burgh Review"; Information received from the Publishers. Sir 

 John Stirling and Lady; Romantic History of Lady Stirling. 

 Social Habits in Edinburgh. Result of his Residence in Europe: 

 in Relation to Business ; in Relation to Personal Culture and Im- 

 provement. Arrival in New York. Visits to Oliver Wolcott. 

 Arrival in New Haven, and Welcome from President Dwight. 

 Correspondence with President Dwiglit, Professors Day and Kings- 

 ley, &c 176 



CHAPTER IX. 



GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY IN YALE COLLEGE! THE WESTON 

 METEOR. 



Visit to his Mother. Reaction from Excitement and the Benefit of 

 Occupation. Lectures to the Class of 1806. Introduction to the 

 Cabinet of Col. Gibbs at Newport. Miss Ruth Gibbs. The Col- 

 lection of Minerals in Yale College. Origin of Geology in Yale 





