From:
James Ballantyne Hannay
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
28 May 1881
Source of text:
DAR 166: 98
Summary:
In complex molecules such as proteins, liquid and gaseous states merge.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
In complex molecules such as proteins, liquid and gaseous states merge.
Suggests modification in JBH’s experiment on formation of diamonds.
Speculates about chemical products of constituents of living organisms when subjected to heat and pressure.
Experiments on change of state in albumen under high temperature and pressure.