RefNo | EL/L2/6 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft |
Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
Date | 10 July 1686 |
Description | Signed letter Concerning the difference in the growth of wood felled in different seasons, and also differences in wood grown in different countries; discussion on the durability of wood; an account of the annual growth rings of oak; discussion of wood for cooperage; causes for different ring widths; explains how wooden barrels can be watertight Leeuwenhoek adds a postscript about prawns Two figures attached (not by Leeuwenhoek) Partial English translation see EL/L2/7 Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 6, p 125 English extract printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 18, no 213, p 224 |
Language | Dutch |
Extent | 13p |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Delft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands |
Origin coordinates | 52.00667, 4.35556 |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1694.0045 |
RelatedRecord | EL/L2/7 |
URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/9ccf6d3e-5401-417e-bcc5-5afd678f23cf |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |