sketching tour, happy life,
350
rhapsody on Subiaco, 361
on monks, 352
on rudeness of Roman soldiers, 353
on Roman lotteries, 354
on festa inflorata at Genzano, 354-359
on Campagna at night, 359
on summer day at Rome, 360
on illumination of St. Peter’s, 360
on St. Peter’s day, 361-363
at Naples (1830), 363
at Amalfi, on accident there, 364-367
on Campo Santo at Naples, 367-369
on Convent of St. Martino, rhapsody on view, 369, 370
on Spagnoletto’s Dead Christ, 370
on Roman revolt and danger to foreigners, 376, 380-385, 397
on Roman New Year, 377
discussion with Catholic convert, 377
on election and coronation of pope, 378, 380, 381
spectator at historic events, 379
journey to Florence during revolt (1831), 384-386
getting permission to remain there, 386
on encounter with Radziwill at Rome, 386-389
work at Florence, 390
on travel in Italy, 391
on Bologna, 391
on journey to Venice by Po, 391-393
on Venetian sights and smells, 393
moralising on Venetian society, 393
homesick, 395
travel to Milan, 395
at Recoaro, 396-398
on gambling priests, 396
on Milan, 398
on sacred pictures, 399
at Italian Lakes, 400
in Switzerland, on Rigi, 400, 401
avoids French quarantine, 402-405
on Paris after the revolution, 405
and Greenough at Paris, 407, 412
on Lafayette and Polish revolt, 408
on Lafayette’s health (1831), 408
on Paris mob, 409-411
and R.W. Habersham, 417
and cholera, 417, 422
painting of interior of Louvre, 421, 422, 2, 27, 28
meets Humboldt, 1, 423
presides at Fourth dinner (1832), toast to Lafayette, 423-425
letters published in brothers’ paper, 425
on Cooper’s patriotism, 426-428
on European criticism of America, 428, 429
active interest in Poles, 430
at London (1832), 432
on growth of London, 432
sits to Leslie, 433
recovers health, 433, 2, 4
voyage home, 3, 5, 17
on England, 4
Scientific career to 1844:
early interest in electricity, 1, 18
invention of pump, 21
early longing for telegraph, 41
studies with Silliman, 236
machine for carving marble, 245, 247
and Dana’s lectures on electricity (1827), discussions with Dana, 290
familiarity with electrical science, 29
thoughts (1821-31) connected with future invention of telegraph, 236,
324, 335, 394, 395, 402
first conception of idea of telegraph (1831), 417-421, 2, 8
experiments with photography, 1, 421, 2, 129
divisions of life, trials of scientific life, 1, 434, 2, 1, 2,
rhapsody on Subiaco, 361
on monks, 352
on rudeness of Roman soldiers, 353
on Roman lotteries, 354
on festa inflorata at Genzano, 354-359
on Campagna at night, 359
on summer day at Rome, 360
on illumination of St. Peter’s, 360
on St. Peter’s day, 361-363
at Naples (1830), 363
at Amalfi, on accident there, 364-367
on Campo Santo at Naples, 367-369
on Convent of St. Martino, rhapsody on view, 369, 370
on Spagnoletto’s Dead Christ, 370
on Roman revolt and danger to foreigners, 376, 380-385, 397
on Roman New Year, 377
discussion with Catholic convert, 377
on election and coronation of pope, 378, 380, 381
spectator at historic events, 379
journey to Florence during revolt (1831), 384-386
getting permission to remain there, 386
on encounter with Radziwill at Rome, 386-389
work at Florence, 390
on travel in Italy, 391
on Bologna, 391
on journey to Venice by Po, 391-393
on Venetian sights and smells, 393
moralising on Venetian society, 393
homesick, 395
travel to Milan, 395
at Recoaro, 396-398
on gambling priests, 396
on Milan, 398
on sacred pictures, 399
at Italian Lakes, 400
in Switzerland, on Rigi, 400, 401
avoids French quarantine, 402-405
on Paris after the revolution, 405
and Greenough at Paris, 407, 412
on Lafayette and Polish revolt, 408
on Lafayette’s health (1831), 408
on Paris mob, 409-411
and R.W. Habersham, 417
and cholera, 417, 422
painting of interior of Louvre, 421, 422, 2, 27, 28
meets Humboldt, 1, 423
presides at Fourth dinner (1832), toast to Lafayette, 423-425
letters published in brothers’ paper, 425
on Cooper’s patriotism, 426-428
on European criticism of America, 428, 429
active interest in Poles, 430
at London (1832), 432
on growth of London, 432
sits to Leslie, 433
recovers health, 433, 2, 4
voyage home, 3, 5, 17
on England, 4
Scientific career to 1844:
early interest in electricity, 1, 18
invention of pump, 21
early longing for telegraph, 41
studies with Silliman, 236
machine for carving marble, 245, 247
and Dana’s lectures on electricity (1827), discussions with Dana, 290
familiarity with electrical science, 29
thoughts (1821-31) connected with future invention of telegraph, 236,
324, 335, 394, 395, 402
first conception of idea of telegraph (1831), 417-421, 2, 8
experiments with photography, 1, 421, 2, 129
divisions of life, trials of scientific life, 1, 434, 2, 1, 2,