| Reference number | EL/L1/9 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Delft |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 4 December 1674 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Observations of the colour of the iris of the eye; the anatomy of the optic nerve; comments about English criticisms of his observations of the brain
Figure of the transverse section of an optic nerve of a cow is attached
Specimen of the optic nerve was attached to the letter
For summary see 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 11, p 134
Partial translation in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 10, no 117, p 378
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, part 1, p 188
'The van Leeuwenhoek specimens' by Brian Ford in 'Notes and Records', vol 36, no 1, pp 37-59 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 6p |
| 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.1675.0032 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/120c248f-9f85-4eef-9bc3-2aef2743e2a1 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |
| NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |