| Reference number | EL/L3/39 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translation of a letter from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Somers |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 1701 |
| Description | Observations of the sperm of young cocks; life span of these spermatozoa to fertilise a hen's egg |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 6 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Original is EL/L3/38
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 23, no 279, p 1137 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/0332533f-7a9b-4cb7-aa14-8721d88b3983 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); naturalist | 1632 - 1723 |
| NA5503 | Somers; John (1651 - 1716); Baron Somers of Evesham; lawyer and politician | 1651 - 1716 |