| RefNo | EL/L3/43 | 
| 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 | 1702 | 
| Description | Stating that balsam, if rubbed onto the chest, cannot pass into the lungs;account of apparatus, designed by Leeuwenhoek to inhale smoke and vapour; observations of the blood vessels in a sheep's lung; observations of Leeuwenhoek's phlegm; theory that cold air can harm the lungs Original letter is EL/L3/42 English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 23, no 279, p 1143 | 
| Language | English | 
| Extent | 8p | 
| Format | Manuscript | 
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making | 
| AccessStatus | Open | 
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1702.0015 | 
| RelatedRecord | EL/L3/42 | 
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online | 
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/5ee26381-768e-4beb-9908-6d1fef137eb2 | 
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates | 
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |