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RefNoEL/L4/1
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft
CreatorLeeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist
Date19 March 1706
DescriptionSigned autograph
An account of the properties of the East Indian tree 'Euwane' and mixing Leeuwenhoek's blood with the crushed seed of the tree and water; the effects of a drink made from hempseed; observations of a dissected hempseed
Read to the Royal Society on 24 April 1706
English translation see EL/L4/2
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 15, p 283
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 25, no 305, p 2205
LanguageDutch
Extent5p
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1706.0003
RelatedRecordEL/L4/2
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/61ed9b7f-98cf-4e63-a37e-94532927cc54
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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