| Description | Signed autograph
Stating that there was a new method for distinguishing blood-corpuscles; new method for examining brain tissue; optic nerve was re-examined lengthwise; observations of tobacco and tobacco-smoke; observations of experiments with saltpetre and gunpowder; concerning the sting of scorpions and their poison
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, part 1, p 208
For summary see 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 11, p 158 |
| Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |