| Reference number | EL/L3/61 |
| 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 | 1704 |
| Description | 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 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Original is EL/L3/60
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/67c06f1e-68e1-47a7-8f3d-a6146afd5d43 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |