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Reference numberEL/L1/1
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Delft
CreatorLeeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist
Date15 August 1673
DescriptionSigned autograph
Sends figures of the anatomy of the bee and gives an account of its sting; an account of the structure and growth of wood and the motions of fluids in wood; concerning the food and digestion of a louse; about the compression of air (with figures of tubes in the margins). For summary see 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 10, p 114
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, part 1, p 40
English translation of Leeuwenhoek's letter on the compression of air printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 9, no 102, p 21
LanguageDutch
Extent7p
FormatManuscript
Place originDelft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates52.00667, 4.35556
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1674.0009
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/39f99d35-b54f-47dd-93cc-ad1811c4e65e
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CodeNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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