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RefNoEL/L1/72
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft
CreatorLeeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist
Date25 July 1684
DescriptionSigned autograph
Examination of the brain of a turkey, sheep, ox, and sparrow; measuring blood vessels in the human eye using grains of sand; discussion of moxa, Chinese remedy for gout; observations of lepers in Harlem and examinations of their skin; examination of the skin of eels
Original figures now no longer exist
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 4, p 253
English extract printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 15, no 168, p 883
LanguageDutch
Extent23p
FormatManuscript
Place originDelft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates52.00667, 4.35556
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1685.0015
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/746af9ac-9fb2-479f-bca8-c02a682f442f
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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