| Reference number | EL/L1/79 |
| 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 | 22 January 1686 |
| Description | Signed letter
Experiments using cinnabar (mercury sulphide); experiments with gunpowder; experiments with saltpetre (potassium nitrate); concerning the lengths of cannons; experiments with crab's eyes (lime contained in the stomach wall of crayfish)
Original figures now no longer exist
English translation see EL/L1/80
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 5, p 355
Translated extract printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 17, no 200, p 754 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 12p |
| 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.1693.0035 |
| Related records in the catalogue | EL/L1/80 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/085c3078-890d-4663-b4ba-980fb1aa413f |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |