| RefNo | EL/L3/33 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Hans Sloane, dated at Delft |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 21 June 1701 |
| Description | Concerning the quality of magnifying glasses; observations of the cornea, blood vessels, and small particles (crystalline humour) in Leeuwenhoek's eye
Read to the Royal Society on 9 July 1701
English translation see EL/L3/34
Transcribed in JBO/10/224
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 13, p 367
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 22, no 273, p 903 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1700.0094 |
| RelatedRecord | EL/L3/34 |
| JBO/10/224 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/a6fe7714-4101-43af-b8d1-12dd411347bc |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8406 | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector | 1660 - 1753 |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |