| RefNo | EL/L1/49 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Robert Hooke, dated at Delft |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 12 January 1680 |
| Description | Concerning the germinal spot of an egg; microscopic observations of oak, elm, beech, willow, alder, ebony, box wood, straw; discusses the movement of water in tree vessels; observations of the sperm of various fish
Leeuwenhoek adds a note about his diagram of the circumference of an imaginary oak, alder etc showing annual growth rings
25 figures - five are in pencil and the others in red chalk- of transverse or tangential sections of different species of wood
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 3, p 145
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 13, no 148, p 197 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 19p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |
| Origin coordinates | 52.00667, 4.35556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Notes | This item is followed by EL/L1/47, EL/L1/48, and EL/L1/41 (in that order) |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1683.0030 |
| Copies | Digital photograph of the tangential section of beech
Digitial photograph of the transverse section of oak |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/4521fea0-4acb-4731-9eba-555516b8c09f |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8242 | Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher | 1635 - 1703 |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |