| RefNo | EL/L1/28 | 
| Level | Item | 
| Title | Translated extract of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Henry Oldenburg | 
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist | 
| Date | 1677 | 
| Description | Investigating the structure of muscular tissue, the brain and spinal cord; observations of the effects of moxa, the Chinese remedy against gout; observations of cotton, in particular, its usefulness for bandaging Original see EL/L1/27
 Partial translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 12, no 136, p 899
 | 
| Language | English | 
| Extent | 5p | 
| Format | Manuscript | 
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making | 
| AccessStatus | Open | 
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1677.0027 | 
| RelatedRecord | EL/L1/27 | 
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online | 
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/4764f14f-9261-4175-8c45-201f69c7efbf | 
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates | 
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c 1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 | 
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |