To James Crichton-Browne 2 November [1871]1
Down,
Nov. 2,
My dear Sir
I have some reason to believe, but have found it extremely difficult to get observations made, that the Platysma is very apt to contract during a rigor or shivering fit.2 If you have ever the chance to observe a patient in this state, will you kindly observe the muscle. I am just recommencing on my essay on Expression.3
Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Expression: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Summary
Asks JC-B to observe whether platysma muscle contracts during rigor or shivering fit.
Is just recommencing his essay on expression.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8047
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- James Crichton-Browne
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 143: 340
- Physical description
- C 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8047,” accessed on 28 October 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8047.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19