1 letter to R.C. Waterston, soliciting funds for the Hassler Expedition, [ca. 1871].

Hassler Expedition (1871-1872)

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The Hassler Expedition was composed of a group of scientists invited to accompany the new U.S. Coast Survey Steamer, Hassler, when she sailed from the east coast to her assignment on the coast of California. Louis Agassiz led the team of scientists. Invitations were offered with the stipulation that the US government would not be responsible for scientist’s expenses, and that the ship would make stops for scientific purposes when possible, but at such a rate not to impact their timely arrival at...

Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873

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Swiss-American zoologist and geologist. Professor of zoology and geology at Harvard University. Louis Agassiz was born in Môtier-en-Vuly, Switzerland. He studied at the universities of Zürich, Erlangen (Ph.D., 1829), Heidelberg, and Munich (M.D., 1830). Agassiz studied medicine briefly but turned to zoology, with a special interest in fishes and fossils, while studying under the French naturalist Cuvier. In 1832 he became professor of natural history at the University of Neuchâtel, Sw...

Waterston, R. C. (Robert Cassie), 1812-1893

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