| Reference number | EL/L3/51 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 26 February 1703 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Observations of the structure and germination of orange pips from Surinam and Curacao
Read to the Royal Society on 14 April 1703
22 figures in red chalk attached |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 19 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | English translation see EL/L3/52
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 14, p 217
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 23, no 287, p 1461 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b16e5f6c-6d24-4fd6-9018-0b99b1e38238 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); naturalist | 1632 - 1723 |