| Reference number | EL/L1/16a |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 22 January 1676 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Wishes certain volumes of 'Philosophical Transactions' be forwarded to him and promises to send on his account of living creatures found in rain water |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 2 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |
| Origin coordinates | 52.00667, 4.35556 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, part 1, p 340
For summary see 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 12, p 134 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/c70800dd-393c-4f83-8efd-2e56cb6f6b26 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |
| NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |