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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
[15 Mar 1868]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 127
Summary:

Asks WED to observe blushing in the blind, and yawning.

Mentions elephants’ crying while trumpeting.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
21 Mar [1868]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 125
Summary:

Suggests possible arbitrators to act in a business transaction involving WED.

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Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
22 [Mar 1868]
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections MSS DAR A23)
Summary:

Asks WED to observe a suppressed yawn.

Asks whether scratching a tickling point makes tears come to his eyes.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
25 Mar [1868]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 126
Summary:

Gives his opinion on a business transaction involving WED and the Southampton bank.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
8 Apr [1868]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 124, 128
Summary:

Thanks Charles Langstaff for his observations relating to expression. Has requested observations on the platysma. Discusses the actions of other facial muscles, especially during crying. [Encloses 5828.]

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Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
16 Apr [1868]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 129
Summary:

Asks WED whether Langstaff could make some observations on certain facial muscles in expression.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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