| Reference number | EL/L3/14 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Partial translation of a letter from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Hans Sloane |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 1700 |
| Description | Observations of a liver fluke; on the larvae of gnats; observations of a species of green algae belonging to the genus 'Volvox'; observations of circulation of blood in a frog and micro-organisms in its faeces |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 11 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Original letter is EL/L3/13
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 22, no 261, p 509 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/39fae0fd-5fab-4c23-9fbc-73635084a5b5 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); naturalist | 1632 - 1723 |
| NA8406 | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector | 1660 - 1753 |