| Reference number | EL/L1/53 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Thomas Gale, dated at Delft |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 13 May 1680 |
| Description | Gives thanks for being elected to the Fellowship; further observations of organisms in vine branches
EL/L1/54 for summary of letter
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 3, p 229
English extract printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 17, no 196, p 594 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 3p |
| 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.1693.0005 |
| Related records in the catalogue | EL/L1/54 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/99c58611-310f-41d7-bb49-355abd2c88ca |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5147 | Gale; Thomas (c1636 - 1702); scholar and antiquarian | c1636 - 1702 |
| NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |