To F. C. Donders 17 November [1869]
Summary
There is no hurry for information. Delighted that FCD is making experiments.
It was a sincere pleasure to make FCD’s acquaintance.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
| Date: | 17 Nov [1869] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6991 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To F. C. Donders 17 November [1869] …
- … C. Donders, 21 June 1870 . See letter from F. C. Donders, 12 November 1869 and n. 3. …
- … Donders questions for his research on human expression; see memorandum to F. C. Donders, 6 September 1869. …
- … F. C. Donders, 12 November 1869 . See letter from F. C. Donders, 12 November 1869 . …
To Frans Cornelis Donders 13 May [1870]
Summary
In a fortnight will begin to arrange notes on expression. Asks for FCD’s conclusions about the contraction of eye muscles. Is interested in abstract of FCD’s experiments on "rate of travelling of the nervous powers".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
| Date: | 13 May [1870] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7187 |
To William Bowman 8 April [1872]
Summary
Asks to borrow "Sölberg Wells, Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye 1869" referred to by F. C. Donders.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Bowman, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 8 Apr [1872] |
| Classmark: | Sir John Paget Bowman (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8280 |
From F. C. Donders 17 May 1870
Summary
The illness and death of his daughter have delayed his answers to CD’s queries. He has, however, worked on the circulation of the eye and has almost finished a paper on it, which he will send to CD. In general, the views of Charles Bell are confirmed.
As for CD’s second query, he doubts that the relationship exists, but will answer fully in next letter.
| Author: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 May 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 224 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7141 |
From F. C. Donders 12 November 1869
Summary
CD’s questions [on expression] are more difficult than he thought and have led him further afield than he expected. If CD is not hurried, he promises less imperfect answers in six weeks. Thanks CD for drawing his attention to a really important question from different points of view.
| Author: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Nov 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 223 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6983 |
To F. C. Donders 8 April 1872
Summary
Thanks FCD for information, which will make him "strike out a good deal".
Has received German pamphlet.
Will read work by John Soelberg Wells [? A treatise on the diseases of the eye (1869, 1870)].
Discusses his work on expression.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
| Date: | 8 Apr 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 413 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8279 |
To William Bowman 19 April [1872]
Summary
Returns borrowed book. Is surprised that any of us have eyes "seeing what a frightful number of horrid diseases the eye is liable to".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Bowman, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 19 Apr [1872] |
| Classmark: | Sir John Paget Bowman (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8292 |
From F. C. Donders 16 June 1871
Summary
Replies to CD’s queries on movement of the eyes in meditation, and changes in the iris in rage and terror [see Expression, pp. 229, 304].
| Author: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 June 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 229 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7821 |
To J. D. Hooker 10 September [1869]
Summary
F. C. Donders has been to lunch – a good "Darwinian"!
JDH’s speech of resignation [as BAAS President] at Exeter was charming [Rep. BAAS (1869)]. JDH should have been an ambassador.
Has received Indian census.
Is unusually well.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 10 Sept [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 151–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6886 |
To James Paget 4 June [1870]
Summary
Asks to have observations made of a person retching violently, but ejecting nothing from stomach, in order to test relation between spasmodic contraction of orbicular muscles and tears. CD believes tears are caused by matter filling nostrils.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Paget, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 4 June [1870] |
| Classmark: | Wellcome Collection (MS.5703/38) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7217 |
To James Crichton-Browne 7 April [1871]
Summary
Thanks for information about blushing of idiots.
Case of pregnant woman "truly wonderful".
Thanks for photographs.
Has found London photographer, O. G. Rejlander, with passion for photographing expression.
Received information about iris of eye from F. C. Donders; shows contraction and dilation of pupil is very complex.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Crichton-Browne |
| Date: | 7 Apr [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 336 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7666 |
| Darwin, C. R. | (8) |
| Donders, F. C. | (3) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Donders, F. C. | (3) |
| Bowman, William | (2) |
| Crichton-Browne, James | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (11) |
| Donders, F. C. | (6) |
| Bowman, William | (2) |
| Crichton-Browne, James | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
