| Reference number | EL/L1/57 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Thomas Gale, dated at Delft |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 14 June 1680 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Observations of beer whilst it ferments; microscopic observations of yeast; observations of the formation of carbonic acid; experiments with micro-organisms will reproduce in infused pepper-water kept in hermetically-sealed tubes (this led to the discovery of bacteria in general and the existence of anaerobic bacteria)
Three figures - two red-chalk figures of yeast cells and one of a glass tube for determining the presence of micro-organisms in fluids drawn in ink
See partial translation EL/L1/58
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 3, p 243
B&W negative, red chalk drawing of yeast cells. IM/005319 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |
| Origin coordinates | 52.00667, 4.35556 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | IM/005319 |
| EL/L1/58 |
| EL/L1/59 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/0f57b409-7b6f-4828-9d06-a98f8ac083e4 |
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 |