| RefNo | EL/L4/30 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Chamberlayne |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 1709 |
| Description | Concerning Leeuwenhoek's razor for shaving - theory why razors become blunt in cold weather; observations of the particles of steel on the edge of a razor
Original is EL/L4/29 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1708.0077 |
| RelatedRecord | EL/L4/29 |
| EL/L1/17 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/09273b5d-803f-404f-abee-893df3c257f0 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6747 | Chamberlayne; John (c 1666 - 1723); translator and literary editor | c 1666 - 1723 |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |