| Reference number | EL/L3/77 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to the Royal Society |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 27 March 1705 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Theory that bark tissue is formed from the wood; cross sections and pictures of vessels and cells of bark and wood tissue from different species (eg lime, cinnamon, cherry, birch); cross sections and pictures of vessels and cells from cork
Read to the Royal Society on 25 April 1705
16 figures in red chalk attached |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 14 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/L3/78
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 15, p 157
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 24, no 296, p 1843 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/cc5ef0e2-10b7-493b-859e-49b628dfd876 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); naturalist | 1632 - 1723 |