Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society A Dutch translation of an English letter from George Garden, dated 24 August 1693, who argues that the egg and ovaries play an important role in reproduction; Leeuwenhoek disagrees with this view and transcribes his reply to Garden Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 10, p 33 19 March 1694