| Reference number | EL/L1/48 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translation of letters, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek [to the Royal Society] |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 1680 |
| Description | Letter to Robert Hooke stating that he received the volumes of 'Philosophical Collections'; further discussion of living organisms in pepper-water and ginger-water (Original is EL/L1/47)
Letter to Constantine Huygens concerning the size of particles of water and the size of micro-organisms to a grain of sand. Mathematical formulae attached. Leeuwenhoek's copy in Dutch is EL/L1/41. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Notes | This item and EL/L1/47 have been inserted after EL/L1/49 - the sequence is EL/L1/49 - EL/L1/47 - EL/L1/48 - EL/L1/41 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | EL/L1/41 |
| EL/L1/47 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/e6b8f14f-96d3-4d72-9143-3dbe8b962264 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |