| Reference number | EL/L3/28 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to Hans Sloane |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 15 April 1701 |
| Description | Observations of spermatozoa from cod; calculation of its size; observations of spermatozoa from ram and pike
Read to the Royal Society on 28 May 1701 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 5 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |
| Origin coordinates | 52.00667, 4.35556 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Partial English translation see EL/L3/28a
Transcribed in JBO/10/219
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 13, p 291
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 22, no 270, p 821 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/34d3225f-2fa6-4c2e-815f-3326ca0ea130 |
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 |