| Reference number | EL/L1/71 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Francis Aston, dated at Delft |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 14 April 1684 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Dissection of a lens of a human's eye and lens of other animals; function of eye-lids and the involuntariness of blinking; observations of the cornea of pig and ox; observations of the optic nerve; concerning the skin of the Moors
Original figures now no longer exist
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 4, p 209
English extract printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 14, no 165, p 780 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 19p |
| 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.1684.0073 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/48f2a1b1-25e8-4287-af46-c3b2a9d5cc19 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA4559 | Aston; Francis (c1644 - 1715); courtier | c1644 - 1715 |
| NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |