| RefNo | EL/L3/6 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translated extract of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 1698 |
| Description | Observations of the compound eye of a beetle and calculations about the number of facets; observations through the human cornea; observations of the legs, cornea and ommatidia of a drone fly; observations of the brain of a gnat
Translation of EL/L3/5
Translated extracted printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 20, no 240, p 169 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1698.0026 |
| RelatedRecord | EL/L3/5 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/ece31d4e-5a2d-468c-b1cc-a8f5a1f12e89 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |