| RefNo | EL/L3/80 |
| 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 | 24 April 1705 |
| Description | Observations of a fern ('Polypodium interjectum' Shivas); observations of the seed capsules (sori), the sporangia (grouped within the sori) and spores (contained with the sporangia); experiment to open and close the sporangia
Original is EL/L3/79
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 24, no 297, p 1868 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1704.0061 |
| RelatedRecord | EL/L3/79 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/50f443da-c7ba-4780-ac9a-43a4548b2347 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |