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RefNoEL/L1/17
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Delft
CreatorLeeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist
Date22 February 1676
DescriptionSigned autograph
An account of the structure of hair and how it grows; theory about curly hair; observations of the structure of cow's skin; observations of the membranes of eggs
Ink figure of Leeuwenhoek' s facial hair after shaving
See EL/L4/29 for information about rasors for shaving
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, part 1, p 348
For summary see 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 12, p 192
LanguageDutch
Extent10p
FormatManuscript
Place originDelft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates52.00667, 4.35556
Digital imagesView item on Science in the Making
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordEL/L4/29
EL/L4/30
CopiesColour tiff of ink drawing of hair
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/dfb1d455-8ee8-4305-8c68-d0ba5bd7be67
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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