| RefNo | EL/L2/56 |
| 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 | 1696 |
| Description | Transcribes Christiaan Huygens's letter about the reproduction of eels; discusses the circulation of blood in eels; observations of mites; observations of the embryo of figs and of strawberries; observations of hairs on a lobster's leg
Translation of EL/L2/55
Translated extract printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 19, no 221, p 269 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 17p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1695.0039 |
| RelatedRecord | EL/L2/55 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/697e4f30-6e9d-4c1f-a0e7-8218adfcbe92 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |