Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Robert Hooke, dated at Delft Stating that he received 'Philosophical Collections'; further discussion of living organisms in pepper- and ginger-water English translation see EL/L1/48 Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 3, p 189 16 January 1680