| Reference number | EL/L1/36 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Nehemiah Grew, dated at Delft |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 31 May 1678 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Discussing Regnier de Graaf's theories about ovulation in women; further observations about sperm of rabbits and dogs; concerning the structure of bone and hair
Text refers to eight figures of male sperm, bone and hair but only three ink figures of sperm, numbered Figures 1, 3, 4 , are attached
English translation see EL/L1/37
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 2, p 355
English extract in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 12, issue 140, p 1002
B&W negative, of one drawing, Box N101. IM/005318 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 11p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |
| Origin coordinates | 52.00667, 4.35556 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1677.0052 |
| Related records in the catalogue | IM/005318 |
| EL/L1/37 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/4f057dae-b280-4766-a330-2820e1873474 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8411 | Grew; Nehemiah (1641 - 1712); botanist and physiologist | 1641 - 1712 |
| NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |