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TitleLetter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Delft
CreatorLeeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist
Date6 July 1674
DescriptionCopy by Leeuwenhoek
Observations of human and horse sweat, structure of human and animal hair, the motion of blood in narrow glass-pipes; concerning the structure of fat in cows, sheep and fish
Figures of glass-pipe in the margin
For summary see 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 11, p 38
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 9, no 106, p 128
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, part 1, p 116
LanguageDutch
Extent5p
FormatManuscript
Place originDelft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates52.00667, 4.35556
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1674.0030
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/a24574a7-915d-44f4-af8b-4eac529ae3dd
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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