| Reference number | EL/L1/64 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to Robert Hooke |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 4 November 1681 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Analysis of a hog's bristle; discussion of shedding hair; observing blackheads; examination of Leeuwenhoek's faeces when he had diarrhoea; discussing micro-organisms in human faeces, and several other animals; examining the structure of clay; the possibility that a blood transfusion can cure gout
Four figures of hog's bristle are in red chalk |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 13 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |
| Origin coordinates | 52.00667, 4.35556 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 3, p 345 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/655d1e9e-c4d2-4c0e-9b38-7b369f5c08e9 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8242 | Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher | 1635 - 1703 |
| NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |