| Reference number | EL/L1/44 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Extract of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Lambert van Velthuysen, dated at Delft |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 11 July 1679 |
| Description | Extract by Leeuwenhoek of his letter which he sent with Letter EL/L1/45 to Robert Hooke. Observations of people with gout in their finger joints, and about a certain man who tried Moxa (Chinese remedy for gout) to relieve the symptoms of gout; observations of bladder-stones
Original letter is in the Delft City Archives
Partial translation in English see EL/L1/43
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists , vol 3, p 85 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |
| Origin coordinates | 52.00667, 4.35556 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | EL/L1/43 |
| EL/L1/45 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/9c6ec806-f472-4347-9821-148abaeda6c9 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |