| RefNo | EL/L3/75 |
| 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 | 1705 |
| Description | Observations of silver deposits on Leeuwenhoek's hands after he had experimented with mixtum (mixture of gold and silver) and aqua regia (mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid); treating a horny induration on Leeuwenhoek's third finger with vitriol, and then with aqua fortis (nitric acid and sulphuric acid)
Original is EL/L3/74
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 24, no 295, p 1794 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1704.0047 |
| RelatedRecord | EL/L3/74 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/705af0e4-d2e4-4775-8dcf-51f67b59892d |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |