| Reference number | EL/L1/80 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 1686 |
| Description | 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
Translation of EL/L1/79
Extract printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 17, no 200, p 754 |
| Language | English |
| 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.1693.0035 |
| Related records in the catalogue | EL/L1/79 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/f73ece01-a8d8-45c0-adf3-563c0c6e7e3f |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |