| RefNo | EL/L2/29 |
| 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 | 4 January 1692 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Experiments with a chalk-like substance from a gout stone (copper-plate engraver made a drawing); concerning bladder and kidney stones
Original drawings no longer exist; engraved figures for publication are attached
English translation see EL/L2/30
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 8, p 213 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 10p |
| Format | Manuscript and Printed |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | EL/L2/30 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/8a4a41d9-420f-41bb-8b0d-6d032d18d8d8 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |