| RefNo | AP/22/8 |
| Previous numbers | AP.22.8 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'New facts concerning the nervous system and the action of medicine' by Richard Greswell |
| Date | 1838 |
| Description | Greswell describes the three powers exerted by the nervous system - nervous excitement, nervous activity, and nervous energy - and how they interact with one another. He goes on to describe how different medicines, including gentianine, quinine and morphium [morphine], affect the three powers. Followed by a rejection letter from S [Samuel] Hunter Christie dated 13 December 1838.
Subject: Medicine / Physiology / Neuroscience |
| Extent | 42p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7534 | Greswell; Richard (1800 - 1881) | 1800 - 1881 |
| NA8168 | Christie; Samuel Hunter (1784 - 1865); mathematician | 1784 - 1865 |