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Two lists in it catch the eye. One is a list 

 of Haeckel's publications. Apart from his long 

 and numerous articles in scientific journals he 

 has written forty -two works (13,000 pages, 

 frequently quarto) in thirty-three years. All but 

 two are pure contributions to science : some of 

 them are classical monographs of original re- 

 search; most are beautifully illustrated by him- 

 self. The second list gives the names of those 

 who have contributed towards the marble bust 

 by Professor Kopf, of Eome. It is worthy of 

 science. It includes five hundred university 

 professors and heads of academic institutions in 

 all parts of the world, from Brazil and the States 

 to Algiers and Egypt and India. In their name 

 Professor Hertwig greeted Haeckel as one " who 

 has written his name in letters of light in the 

 history of science.'* From Italy the Minister 

 of Public Instruction sent the following telegram : 

 '^ Italy, that you love so much, takes cordial part 

 in all the honours that the civilised nations of the 

 earth are heaping on you in commemoration of 

 your sixtieth birthday. In the name of the 

 Italian Universities, which love you so much and 

 so much admire your undying work, I send you a 

 heartfelt greeting and wishes for a long and happy 

 and active career." Dr. Paul von Ritter gave 

 75,000 marks [shillings] for the erection of a 

 monument to Haeckel at Jena when the hour 

 comes. He had previously given 300,000 marks 

 to be spent in the furtherance of Haeckel's 

 scientific views. 



