| Reference number | EL/L3/66 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to the Royal Society |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 16 September 1704 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Concerning the plant 'Aloe': its epidermal cells; sap; calcium oxalate crystals in the raphide bundles; vascular bundles; spiral vessels; mucilage cells.
Observations of red-veined dock.
Read to the Royal Society on 1 and 8 November 1704
14 red-chalk figures attached |
| 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 | Incomplete English translation is EL/L3/67
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 15, p 23
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 24, no 293, p 1730 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/4de4d41e-8403-4dc5-aa71-0323f8c0d913 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); naturalist | 1632 - 1723 |