| Reference number | EL/L1/52 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to Robert Hooke |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 5 April 1680 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Observations of the testicles and spermatozoids of a rat; hopes to examine the semen of mussels; observations of organisms in the gills of oysters; observations of organisms in the sap of vines
Two ink figures: one of sperm and one of a testicle of a rat in a jar of water |
| 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 | EL/H3/73 for Robert Hooke's partial translation
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 3, p 201
English extract printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 17, no 196, p 593 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/2b87ab3b-76bd-4a71-910e-70cc27e87d30 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |
| NA8242 | Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher | 1635 - 1703 |