| RefNo | EL/L3/51 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 26 February 1703 |
| Description | Signed autograph
Observations of the structure and germination of orange pips from Surinam and Curacao
Read to the Royal Society on 14 April 1703
22 figures in red chalk attached
English translation see EL/L3/52
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 14, p 217
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 23, no 287, p 1461 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Extent | 19p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1702.0060 |
| RelatedRecord | EL/L3/52 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b16e5f6c-6d24-4fd6-9018-0b99b1e38238 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |