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 |