From:
William Bowman, 1st baronet
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
24 July 1872
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Summary:
F. C. Donders coming to congress. Wants to arrange visit.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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F. C. Donders coming to congress. Wants to arrange visit.
Arranges to bring F. C. Donders to visit Down.
Thanks CD for Expression, comments on it.
Describes celebration of F. C. Donders’ 25th year as professor at Utrecht.
Discusses hereditary character of hypermetropia. Notes views of F. C. Donders on the subject.
Regrets he cannot hear lecture by F. C. Donders.
Hopes to see WB before he returns home.
Sends enclosure copied from letter of F. C. Donders [7207?] dealing with orbicular muscle. Asks about secretion of tears resulting from spasmodic action of orbicular muscle.
Discusses role of orbicular muscle and distended veins in eye in secretion of tears. Asks WB’s opinion.