| Reference number | EL/L4/3 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 20 April 1706 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Observations of the intestines of a woman who had been hanged: an account of the various layers and fibres of the colon
Read to the Royal Society on 22 May 1706
Original figures no longer exist; engraved figures for publication are attached |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 7 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | English translation is EL/L4/4
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 15, p 299
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 26, no 314, p 53 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b77f314a-6d8b-4f52-9f94-a76014d6822f |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |