| RefNo | EL/L3/65 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society |
| Creator | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist |
| Date | 1704 |
| Description | Concerning the muscle fibres of whales; observations of the crystalline humour of the eye of a whale; observations of the eyes of cod, whiting; theory why fish do not have eyelids
Original is EL/L3/64
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 24, no 293, p 1723 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1704.0035 |
| RelatedRecord | EL/L3/64 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/aa19d0e1-cfb7-455d-8a16-3e2331138291 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8438 | Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist | 1632 - 1723 |