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which soon afterwards became the great occupation of his life, if not the one for which he is most remembered in the modern day. early work in , johann baptist von spix and carl friedrich philipp von martius were engaged in an expedition to brazil , and on their return to europe, amongst other collections
account of this expedition, entitled a journey in brazil, was published in . in , he made a second excursion, visiting the southern shores of north america, both on its atlantic and its pacific seaboards. legacy in the last years of his life, agassiz worked to establish a permanent school where zoological...
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