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Reference numberEL/L1/71
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Francis Aston, dated at Delft
CreatorLeeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist
Date14 April 1684
DescriptionSigned 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
LanguageDutch
Extent19p
FormatManuscript
Place originDelft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates52.00667, 4.35556
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1684.0073
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/48f2a1b1-25e8-4287-af46-c3b2a9d5cc19
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CodeNameDates
NA4559Aston; Francis (c1644 - 1715); courtierc1644 - 1715
NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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