| Reference number | EL/L1/73 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 5 January 1685 |
| Description | Signed letter
Examination of salts in wine and vinegar; conglomeration of salts from wine and vinegar in the stomach; the effects of wine on the body; observing salts in the crystalline water (vitreous body) of the eye; the need for food and water to sustain the body; discussing the smallest particles of water and disputes Rene Descartes's theory on this; theory about the sense of taste - salt, sour and sweet
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 5, p 3
English extract printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 15, no 170, p 963 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 20p |
| 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.1685.0028 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/078cc96e-0d39-4138-843b-bf3a2ccca771 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |