| Reference number | EL/L3/4 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translation of a letter from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 1697 |
| Description | Observations of small white eggs mixed with earth; observations of a pulmonary vein in an egg which was pulsating; observations of Roman snails; observations of the rootlets of a wheat grain; further observations of a tooth which Leeuwenhoek extracted from himself; observations of young oysters |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Original letter is EL/L3/3 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/75b0296d-036e-48bd-b1b7-a107311f9ad6 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); naturalist | 1632 - 1723 |