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    Lost and found: the posthumous portrait of Louis Agassiz by Henry Ulke (1876), and their noteworthy relationship by Frederik H. Mollen

    Published 2020-03-01
    “…Abstract Despite today’s controversy regarding several aspects of his legacy, Swiss-born Harvard Professor Louis Agassiz (1807–1873) was one of the most eminent scientists of his time. …”
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    O olhar sobre uns de outros: desnudando rastros e raças de Louis Agassiz by Natália Corazza Padovani

    Published 2011-11-01
    “…T. e HUBER, Sasha (Orgs.). (T)races of Louis Agassiz: Photography, body and science, yesterday and today.…”
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    Espíritos cheios de bichos: A fauna nas viagens de Louis Agassiz e Richard Francis Burton pelo Brasil oitocentista by Janaina Zito Losada, José Augusto Drummond

    Published 2015-04-01
    “…O objetivo deste artigo é analisar as impressões sobre a fauna brasileira presentes nos relatos das viagens realizadas pelo naturalista suíço Louis Agassiz, em 1865, e pelo explorador inglês Richard Francis Burton, em 1868. …”
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    William James and the Deepest South by Alexandre Mendes

    Published 2022-05-01
    “…This paper examines the impact on William James’s philosophical initiation of his trip to Brazil, in particular the Thayer Expedition (1865-1866), led by the Swiss-American scientist Louis Agassiz. My approach seeks to explore a “Southern transatlantic axis” in James’s thinking, which, I argue, has played a key role in the composition of his pluralistic point of view.…”
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    Science at Harvard University: Historical Perspectives, edited by Clark A. Elliott and Margaret W. Rossiter. Lehigh University Press, Bethlehem, 1992 by Andrew L. Christenson

    Published 1992-05-01
    “…She contrasts Wyman's unassuming character with the dominating personality of his mentor and contemporary Louis Agassiz. Trained as a medical doctor, Wyman's main love was zoology, particularly comparative anatomy. …”
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    A controvérsia sobre as estradas paralelas de Glen Roy: uma justificação dos procedimentos de Darwin by Marcos Rodrigues da Silva

    Published 2023-06-01
    “…No entanto, há um caso na história da biologia em que o uso de autoridades cognitivas resultou em um fracasso teórico: a derrota de Charles Darwin (1809-1882) para o geólogo suíço Louis Agassiz, (1807-1873) na controvérsia sobre as “estradas paralelas de Glen Roy”, um fenômeno geológico natural que se tornou um problema científico. …”
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