Reference number | EL/L3/43 |
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 | 1702 |
Description | Stating that balsam, if rubbed onto the chest, cannot pass into the lungs;account of apparatus, designed by Leeuwenhoek to inhale smoke and vapour; observations of the blood vessels in a sheep's lung; observations of Leeuwenhoek's phlegm; theory that cold air can harm the lungs |
Language | English |
Extent | 8 sides |
Format | Manuscript |
Access status | Open |
Related material | Original letter is EL/L3/42 English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 23, no 279, p 1143 |
URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/5ee26381-768e-4beb-9908-6d1fef137eb2 |