原文 (英语)

LOUIS AGASSIZ HIS LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE. EDITED BY ELIZABETH CARY AGASSIZ. PREFACE. I am aware that this book has neither the fullness of personal narrative, nor the closeness of scientific analysis, which its too comprehensive title might lead the reader to expect. A word of explanation is therefore needed. I thought little at first of the general public, when I began to weave together in narrative form the facts, letters, and journals contained in this volume. My chief o