| Reference number | EL/L3/23 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to Hans Sloane |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 26 October 1700 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Observations of black flies on fruit trees; observations of aphids; comparing the parthenogenetic procreation of aphids with spermatozoa; on the development of the pupae of moths
5 red-chalk figures attached
Read to the Royal Society on 27 November 1700 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 16 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/L3/24
Transcribed in LBO/13/18
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 13, p 199
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 22, no 226, p 659 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/ddf32e31-f431-4f01-a631-49b11be75e58 |
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 |