To F. C. Donders 7 July 1874
Summary
Asks about the effect of atropine on the eye. Is interested in parallel case: influence of phosphate of ammonia on glands of Drosera.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
| Date: | 7 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 417 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9535 |
From F. C. Donders 12 July 1874
Summary
On hearing of CD’s work with Drosera, tells of his experiment showing extreme sensitivity of the iris of a dog’s eye to atropine. [See Insectivorous plants, p. 173.]
| Author: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 79–80 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9545 |
To F. C. Donders 15 July 1874
Summary
Discusses effect of atropine solution on eye,
and effect of phosphate of ammonia solution on gland of Drosera.
Would like to see work by T. W. Engelmann and possibly one by Dr De Ruyter.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
| Date: | 15 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9547 |
Document type
| letter | (3) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Donders, F. C. | (1) |
Addressee
| Donders, F. C. | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Donders, F. C. | (3) |
