| Reference number | EL/L3/68 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to John Chamberlayne |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 3 October 1704 |
| Description | Observations of the ashes of tobacco and the salt crystals from it; also observations of an oily substance obtained by heating the ashes of tobacco
12 red-chalk figures attached |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 10 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |
| Origin coordinates | 52.00667, 4.35556 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Partial English translation is EL/L3/68a
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 15, p 45
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 24, no 293, p 1740 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/42bb3b7d-5e48-44d8-b4ab-cc56f89f5f12 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |
| NA6747 | Chamberlayne; John (c 1666 - 1723) | c 1666 - 1723 |