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RefNoEL/L3/23
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Hans Sloane, dated at Delft
CreatorLeeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist
Date26 October 1700
DescriptionSigned autograph
Observations of black flies on fruit trees; observations of aphids; comparing the parthenogenetic procreation of aphids with spermatozoa; on the development of the pupae of moths
5 red-chalk figures attached
Read to the Royal Society on 27 November 1700
English translation see EL/L3/24
Transcribed in LBO/13/18
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 13, p 199
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 22, no 266, p 659
LanguageDutch
Extent16p
FormatManuscript
Place originDelft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates52.00667, 4.35556
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1700.0046
RelatedRecordEL/L3/24
LBO/13/18
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/ddf32e31-f431-4f01-a631-49b11be75e58
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8406Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector1660 - 1753
NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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