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Reference numberEL/L1/73
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft
CreatorLeeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist
Date5 January 1685
DescriptionSigned 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
LanguageDutch
Extent20p
FormatManuscript
Place originDelft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates52.00667, 4.35556
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1685.0028
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/078cc96e-0d39-4138-843b-bf3a2ccca771
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NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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