| Reference number | EL/L3/11 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to the Royal Society |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 25 September 1699 |
| Description | Observations of the circulation of blood in tadpoles: blood vessels; clotting; computation of quantity of flowing blood, capillaries
Red-chalk figures attached to EL/L3/12
Read to the Royal Society on 29 November 1699 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 12 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |
| Origin coordinates | 52.00667, 4.35556 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | EL/L3/10 for covering letter
EL/L3/12 for English translation
Transcribed in JBO/10/152
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 12, p 335
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 22, no 260, p 447 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBO/8/65 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/8dc15f42-3e93-4ee3-9f14-d9f05feea342 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); naturalist | 1632 - 1723 |