831-1841.] 
PROFESSOR AGASSIZ. 
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truths concerning saurians to a hunting and shooting 
clergyman near Lyme, in whose parish they abound in the 
quarries of lias, his sporting friend stopped the Professor 
by saying, “ Tis very well for you to humbug those fellows 
at Oxford with such nonsense ; but we know better at 
Mugbury ! ” “ Such is the honour of prophets in their 
own country! ” adds the Professor. 
Among the numerous foreigners whom common tastes, 
interests, and pursuits made known to Buckland was Pro¬ 
fessor Agassiz. Their life-long friendship began in 1834, 
when Agassiz was Buckland’s guest at Christ Church, and 
was received by scientific men with a cordial sympathy 
which left not a day or an hour of his sojourn in 
England unoccupied. Dr. Buckland writes to Agassiz, 
August 1834:— 
“ I am rejoiced to hear of your safe arrival in London, 
and write to say that I am in Oxford, and that I shall be 
most happy to receive you and give you a bed in my house 
if you can come here immediately. I expect Monsieur 
Arago and Mr. Pentland from Paris to-morrow (Wednesday) 
afternoon. I shall be most happy to show you our Oxford 
Museum on Thursday or Friday, and to proceed with you 
towards Edinburgh. Sir Philip Egerton has a fine collec¬ 
tion of fossil fishes near Chester, which you should visit on 
your road. I have partly engaged myself to be with him 
on Monday, September 1st, but I think it would be desir¬ 
able for you to go to him on Saturday, that you may have 
time to take drawings of his fossil fishes. 
“ 1 cannot tell certainly what day I shall leave Oxford 
until I see M. Arago, whom I hope you will meet at my 
house on your arrival in Oxford. I shall hope to see you 
Wednesday evening or Thursday morning. Pray come to 
my house in Christ Church with your baggage the moment 
you reach Oxford.” 
