| RefNo | EL/L4/1 |
| 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 | 19 March 1706 |
| Description | Signed autograph
An account of the properties of the East Indian tree 'Euwane' and mixing Leeuwenhoek's blood with the crushed seed of the tree and water; the effects of a drink made from hempseed; observations of a dissected hempseed
Read to the Royal Society on 24 April 1706
English translation see EL/L4/2
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 15, p 283
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 25, no 305, p 2205 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1706.0003 |
| RelatedRecord | EL/L4/2 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/61ed9b7f-98cf-4e63-a37e-94532927cc54 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |