| Reference number | EL/L3/19 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to Hans Sloane |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 27 July 1700 |
| Description | Observations of the larvae of cheese-flies; experiments with cheese-flies and sulphur; treatment of toothache with vitriol
Read to the Royal Society on 24 July 1700 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 6 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |
| Origin coordinates | 52.00667, 4.35556 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | English translation see EL/L3/20
Transcribed in JBO/10/193
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 13, p 163
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 22, no 265, p 635 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/c12bafdc-4ed3-4ed6-8242-c6ee2ae5de1c |
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 |