| Description | Signed autograph
Theorising about the procreation of frogs; observations of the spermatozoids of the frog; trying to find spermatozoids in a fowl's egg; concerning the reproduction of rabbits and that hereditary characteristics pass down the male line; observations of a dissected frog; theory about digestion in humans and in fish; stating that blood does not ferment and then discusses blood circulation
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Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 4, p 53
Translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 13, no 152, p 347 |
| Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |