| Reference number | EL/L1/5 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 6 July 1674 |
| Description | Copy by Leeuwenhoek
Observations of human and horse sweat, structure of human and animal hair, the motion of blood in narrow glass-pipes; concerning the structure of fat in cows, sheep and fish
Figures of glass-pipe in the margin |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 5 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |
| Origin coordinates | 52.00667, 4.35556 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | For summary see 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 11, p 38
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 9, no 106, p 128
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, part 1, p 116 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/a24574a7-915d-44f4-af8b-4eac529ae3dd |
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 |