“…The enthusiasm of their accounts is contagious.This collection of illustrative extracts on the ideals and practice of Louis Agassiz is probably unique in giving the actual methods of a great man of science in developing good students who could, in their turn, wisely instruct others. …”

“…This collection of illustrative extracts on the ideals and practice of Louis Agassiz is probably unique in giving the actual methods of a great man of science in developing good students who could, in their turn, wisely instruct others. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Louis Agassiz -- Address at the Emerson centenary in Concord -- Robert Gould Shaw -- Francis Boott -- Thomas Davidson : a knight-errant of the intellectual life -- Herbert Spencer's autobiography -- Frederick Myers' services to psychology -- Final impressions of a psychical researcher -- On some mental effects of the earthquake -- The energies of men -- The moral equivalent of war -- Remarks at the peace banquet -- The social value of the college-bred -- The university and the individual : The Ph. …”

“…Sorprendentemente, algunos naturalistas y paleontólogos que conocían de primera mano las purebas que Darwin citaba, como Richard Owen en Inglaterra y Louis Agassiz en América, se contaban entre sus críticos más fanáticos y vehementes. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The National Academy of Sciences -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Contents -- 1 The Academy's Antecedents -- The European Academies and the Royal Society -- The American Philosophical Society -- The American Academy of Arts and Sciences -- The College of Physicians of Philadelphia -- Concern for a National University -- The Columbian Institute -- The National Institute -- 2 Scientists and Scientific Organizations in Mid-Century America -- The Smithson Bequest -- Bache and Henry -- The Program of the Smithsonian -- Growth and Spread of Scientific Societies -- Louis Agassiz and His Influence on American Science -- The American Association for the Advancement of Science -- 3 The Incorporation and Organization of the Academy -- The Lazzaroni" and Their Influence -- The Outbreak of the Civil War -- The Permanent Commission -- The Drafting of the Academy Bill -- Reaction to the New Academy -- The Organization Meeting -- 4 The Government Calls upon the Academy -- ALEXANDER DALLAS BACHE (1863-1867) -- Early Problems and Activities -- The Illness and Death of Bache -- 5 Postbellum Years and the Crisis within the Academy -- JOSEPH HENRY (1868-1878) -- Crisis within the Academy -- The Hall Expedition to the Arctic -- Dearth of Government Requests -- The Philosophical Society and the Cosmos Club -- The Committee on Weights and Measures -- Removal of Restriction on Membership -- The Silliman-Whitney Controversy -- The Centennial Observance -- Illness and Death of Henry -- Establishment of the U.S. …”