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Reference numberEL/L1/33
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Robert Hooke, dated at Delft
CreatorLeeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist
Date14 January 1678
DescriptionSigned autograph
Observations of human blood; an account of Regnier de Graff's experiment of a blood transfusion from one dog to another and then injected milk into one of the dogs; observations of milk; observations of Leeuwenhoek's sputum; concerning the larvae of fleas and their development; observations of organisms in pepper-water
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 2, p 303
LanguageDutch
Extent5p
FormatManuscript
Place originDelft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates52.00667, 4.35556
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Access statusOpen
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/d98feeb8-5228-449a-96e5-79af5e6cf576
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CodeNameDates
NA8242Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher1635 - 1703
NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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