| Reference number | EL/L3/60 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to the Royal Society |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 1 February 1704 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Observations of red sandstone taken from the cathedral at Utrecht after it had partly collapsed; comparing these sand grains to diamond; theory about the origins of diamond; observations of marble from Italy, Bentheim stone (from western part of Germany), alabaster, gold and silver ore from Sumatra
Read to the Royal Society on 1 March 1704
9 red-chalk figures |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 12 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |
| Origin coordinates | 52.00667, 4.35556 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | English translation is EL/L3/61
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 14, p 293
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 24, no 289, p 1544 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/0bd144fc-9b5b-402e-8819-08d9215b5d46 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); naturalist | 1632 - 1723 |