Record

RefNoLBO/12/87
AltRefNoLBO/12/214
LevelFile
TitleCopy letter from Anthoni Van Leeuwenhoeck, Delft, to Hans Sloane
Date27 July 1700
Description 'Of teethworms etc.' A response to a letter from Sloane [see EL/S2/15]. Leeuwenhoek describes a series of experiments and observations made on live worms or maggots which were reported to have been extracted from the teeth of a Mr Chamberlain and sent to the Royal Society. Leeuwenhoek suggests that the worms, which he compares to cheese mites, may have gotten into Chamberlain's mouth after eating cheese. He rejects the idea that the worms could have grown from Chamberlain's mouth.
Extent6p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordEL/S2/15
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
NA8406Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector1660 - 1753
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