| RefNo | EL/L3/84 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 29 December 1705 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Observations of pumice stone, its origins, and analysing its salts; observations of sponge and a theory about how it absorbs water; observations of coral
Read to the Royal Society on 27 February 1706
6 figures in red chalk figures attached
English translation see EL/L3/85
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 15, p 257
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 24, no 304, p 2158 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 11p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1704.0105 |
| RelatedRecord | EL/L3/85 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/ea372d39-0b06-40a1-936d-4994bccf01ef |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |