| Reference number | EL/L3/18 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 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 blood circulation in flounder; on red blood corpuscles of flounder and salmon, their oval form and the way they change shape to pass through capillaries; on blood vessels; observations of the sperm of a young cock |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 7 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Original is EL/L3/17 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/f84bb235-5f8e-4659-ae4d-02619732e94d |
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 |