RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Expression / The erection of Hair & Goose-skin is very different in chill. CUL-DAR189.88. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2023. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR189 contains material for Darwin's book Expression of the emotions.


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Expression

The erection of Hair & Goose-skin is very different in chill from fear & from cold — an angry dog is not cold — The erection is instantaneous.

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Can hardly be an [accelerated] coincidence — looking bigger & near double. & erection from same quite adaptive causes.

[Expression, p. 101.]


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