| RefNo | EL/L2/34 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 1692 |
| Description | Observations of the corn-weevel and corn-moth; pupation of the corn-moth; eggs in the ovary of the female moth and how the eggs were laid; how to remove moths from corn-lofts; structure of the egg shell; breeding of caterpillars and butterflies; examination of the insect calander; observations of lice in the corn-lofts; micro-organisms in rain water; black-flies in blossom; maggots in cheese
Translation of EL/L2/33 |
| Extent | 26p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | EL/L2/33 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/54ffd446-74e9-40dc-943f-f275caca68f7 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |