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Contents. 



CHAPTER IV. 



AGE 



AGASSIZ AT HEIDELBERG 1 8 



Early Associations — Reasons for Entering Heidelberg — 

 Studying the Collections of Tiedemann — Agassiz and His 

 Friends — An Accomplished Linguist — College Life — How 

 the Honours Were Divided — Physical Exercise — Strong 

 Religious Convictions — Collecting Fishes. 



CHAPTER V. 



THE LITTLE ACADEMY 2\ 



In Munich — The Journey — Stuttgart Museum — The Little 

 Academy — First Lectures — An Audience of Learned Men 

 — A Room and a Museum — Daily Routine — Objections to a 

 Medical Career — Desire for Travel. 



CHAPTER VI. 



THE YOUNG AUTHOR 31 



Influence of Von Martins — Offer of the Work Left by Spix 

 — Hesitation and Motive — An Intended Surprise — Discovery 

 — First Artists — Scholarly Men as Intimates — Consent of 

 Parents to a Scientific Career. 



CHAPTER VII. 



CLIMBING THE LADDER 40 



Struggles of a Young Doctor — Work upon the Fossil Fishes 

 — Looking toward Paris — Arrival in that City — Cuvier — 

 Meets Humboldt — A Strange Dream — Death of Cuvier. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



AGASSIZ AND HUMBOLDT 45 



Friendship of Humboldt — His Influence on the Life of 

 Agassiz — Discouragement — Aid from an Unexpected 

 Quarter — Humboldt to the Rescue — The New Book — A 

 Professorship Offered. 



