| Reference number | EL/L3/56 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to the Royal Society |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 4 December 1703 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Observations of the shape of a grain of sand from the Dutch East Indies
13 figures in red chalk
Read to the Royal Society on 26 January 1704 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 8 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |
| Origin coordinates | 52.00667, 4.35556 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | English translation see EL/L3/57
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 14, p 267
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 24, no 289, p 1537 |
| Copies | Colour tiff |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/ff0e1a9b-469c-4027-9116-a65ad5d9822a |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); naturalist | 1632 - 1723 |