| RefNo | EL/L3/7 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translated extract of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 1699 |
| Description | Quotes from Dalenpatius's 'Nouvelles de la Republique des lettres' in which spermatozoa are described as having the shape of the human body. Leeuwenhoek disputes this with various arguments
Leeuwenhoek discovered spermatozoa in 1677. This letter no longer exists but a transcription and translation of observations of the discovery of living spermatozoids is printed in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', vol 2, p 277 and 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 12, no 142, p 1040.
Translation of EL/L3/6a
Extract printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 21, no 255, p 301 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 10p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1699.0054 |
| RelatedRecord | EL/L3/6a |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/422b430a-2b48-4ed8-a727-c175e094a205 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8438 | van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |