| RefNo | EL/L1/67 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Christopher Wren, dated at Delft |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 22 January 1683 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Examining the ovaries of lambs; observations of the flea: the muscle tissue, testicles, tracheids, sting; observations of the muscle tissue of the louse, gnat, fly; the effects of sal volatile oleosum; drinking tea and mild beer for curing a fever and thinning the blood; observing the structure of erythrocytes; theory on the formation of blood
Original figures no longer exist
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 4, p 3
English extract printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 13, no 145, p 74-81 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 18p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1683.0013 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/f6a07496-710c-4214-8218-36ff149ddc5e |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7062 | Wren; Christopher (1675 - 1747); politician | 1675 - 1747 |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |