| RefNo | EL/L1/35 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Nehemiah Grew |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist |
| Date | 1678 |
| Description | Observations of the sperm of dogs, rabbits, fish; discussion about fertilisation and the views of Regnier de Graaf and William Harvey about this; concerning the vessels in semen; observations of female reproductive organs; text refers to diagrams of spermatozoids as well as diagrams of hair of a polecat which are described. Diagrams no longer attached. See EL/L1/34 for original. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 7p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/83fe7d0d-03fa-452a-889d-5ac4a2426df7 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8411 | Grew; Nehemiah (1641 - 1712); botanist and physiologist | 1641 - 1712 |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |