| Reference number | EL/L3/31 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to John Chamberlayne |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 21 June 1701 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Concerning the taste of boiled water; observations of salt crystals in rain water; observations of the edges of knives
Read to the Royal Society on 9 July 1701
3 figures in red chalk attached |
| 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/L3/32
Transcribed in JBO/10/224
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 13, p 305
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 22, no 273, p 899 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/9483b544-40ef-4d62-82cc-f95f43f9ca22 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |
| NA6747 | Chamberlayne; John (c 1666 - 1723) | c 1666 - 1723 |