| Reference number | EL/L3/83 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translated extract from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Francisco Cornaro, Ambassador of Venice to Queen Anne of Great Britain, France and Ireland |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 18 December 1705 |
| Description | Observations of experiments with salts from pearls and from oyster shells
Read at the Royal Society on 22 October 1707
Franesco Cornaro (1670-1734) was ambassador of the Republic of Venice from 1703 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 11 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | EL/L4/10 for Dutch copy of the letter to Cornaro
Transcribed in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 15, p 235
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 25, no 311, p 2416 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/6449b6f8-96dc-4a51-a3f0-68fb6b69acb3 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); naturalist | 1632 - 1723 |