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EL - 'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
- L3 - Early Letters L3 (Leeuwenhoek)

RefNo	EL/L3/31
Level	Item
Title	Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Chamberlayne, dated at Delft
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 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
Language	Dutch
Extent	6p
Format	Manuscript
Place origin	Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates	52.00667, 4.35556
Digital images	View item on Science in the Making
AccessStatus	Open
RelatedMaterial	DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1700.0093
RelatedRecord	EL/L3/32
RelatedRecord	JBO/10/224
URLDescription	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	PersonName	Dates
NA6747	Chamberlayne; John (c 1666 - 1723); translator and literary editor	c 1666 - 1723
NA8438	Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist	1632 - 1723

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