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RefNoEL/L3/28
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TitleLetter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Hans Sloane, dated at Delft
CreatorLeeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist
Date15 April 1701
DescriptionObservations of spermatozoa from cod; calculation of its size; observations of spermatozoa from ram and pike
Read to the Royal Society on 28 May 1701
Translated extract 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
LanguageDutch
Extent5p
FormatManuscript
Place originDelft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates52.00667, 4.35556
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1700.0081
RelatedRecordEL/L3/28a
JBO/10/219
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/34d3225f-2fa6-4c2e-815f-3326ca0ea130
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8406Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector1660 - 1753
NA8438Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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