| Reference number | EL/L1/63 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translation of a letter from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to Robert Hooke |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 1680 |
| Description | Observing the lees in wine; experiments with fermenting wine; comparing the structure of yeast cells with erythrocytes (red blood cells); examining yeast in syrups from an apothecary's shop; observing particles in rain-water; an analysis of chyle from a cow, fat globules in milk, composition of urine; examining particles in air; discusses the function of the heart and the circulation of blood in the body; observations of the tracheae of a fly, a flea, and a cockroach; observations of the copulation of cockchafers and of dragonflies, the spermatozoids of the grass-hopper, the gnat, the flea, and of the fly; examination of mites; calculating the number of micro-organisms in a grain of sand |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 12 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |
| Origin coordinates | 52.00667, 4.35556 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Original is EL/L1/62 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/8d1f5593-74bb-4b57-b5c7-e8fd768e8078 |
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 |