Alphabetical Listing of Content

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Content Type Title Taxonomy term(s)
Letters Wrote Letter L-005 of 1674-04-05 to Constantijn Huygens about globules in milk and blood and the growth of hair; first mention of red blood corpuscles
Letters Wrote Letter L-006 of 1674-04-07 to Henry Oldenburg about globules in milk and blood, the growth of hair and nails, and the anatomy of a louse
Letters Wrote Letter L-008 of 1674-04-16 to Henry Oldenburg about the delivery of his letters and asking Oldenburg to befriend van Conincxbrugh
Letters Wrote Letter L-009 of 1674-04-24 to Constantijn Huygens about his further observations about blood, bones, teeth, and salt
Letters Wrote Letter L-011 of 1674-06-01 to Henry Oldenburg about movement of liquid in capillary tubes, structure of body parts, growth of skin, and the size of red blood cells
Letters Wrote Letter L-012 of 1674-07-06 to Henry Oldenburg bout sweat, hair, fat, tears, and improved capillary tubes
Letters Wrote Letter L-014 of 1674-09-07 to Henry Oldenburg, stating that he will send further observations
Letters Wrote Letter L-015 of 1674-09-07 to Henry Oldenburg about the anatomy of the eye and optic nerve of a cow, minerals eg. salt, clay, English and Flemish earth; first mention of protozoa in stagnant water
Letters Wrote Letter L-016 of 1674-10-19 to Henry Oldenburg about eggs in the bile of cow, sheep, rabbits and poultry, the structure of metals, skin, and the bladder, and theories about the sense of taste.
Letters Wrote Letter L-018 of 1674-12-04 to Henry Oldenburg about optic nerves and sight; enclosed specimen of cow's optic nerve
Letters Wrote Letter L-019 of 1674-12-26 to Constantijn Huygens, enclosing a drawing of the optic nerve and excerpts from two recent letters
Letters Wrote Letter L-021 of 1675-01-22 to Henry Oldenburg about a new technique for observing blood and sectioned brain tissue; optic nerve, smoke, gunpowder, and scorpions
Letters Wrote Letter L-022 of 1675-02-11 to Henry Oldenburg about crystals, vinegar, soap, spices, cod, louse, and oak leaf.
Letters Wrote Letter L-024 of 1675-03-26 to Henry Oldenburg about meals, seeds, and pearls; transparency; movement of fluids in plants and animals
Letters Wrote Letter L-026 of 1675-08-14 to Henry Oldenburg about blood, taste of saps, sugar, and salt, and the mechanics of taste and digestion
Letters Wrote Letter L-028 of 1675-12-20 to Henry Oldenburg about various omissions in previous letters, small animals in water, his theory of “globules”, and the aerometer he devised
Letters Wrote Letter L-029 of some time in 1676 to Theodore Craanen about gold and mercury
Letters Wrote Letter L-031 of 1676-01-22 to Henry Oldenburg about forwarding his mail and about sending his observations of little animals in water
Letters Wrote Letter L-034 of 1676-02-22 to Henry Oldenburg about hair, cow skin, horn, and bone, inviting Hooke's response
Letters Wrote Letter L-035 of 1676-04-21 to Henry Oldenburg about movement of liquid in ash and other trees, little animals in wine, and cinnamon and taste
Letters Wrote Letter L-037 of 1676-05-29 to Henry Oldenburg about disagreements with Grew about the structure of wood and a further account of the vessels, fibres, and medullary rays of wood
Letters Wrote Letter L-038 of 1676-07-28 to Henry Oldenburg; now lost
Letters Wrote Letter L-039 of 1676-07-28 to Robert Boyle about the effects of air on ammonia and copper
Letters Wrote Letter L-040 of 1676-10-09 to Henry Oldenburg about little animals in various waters and spice infusions, the relationship of their shape to taste, and whether there were little animals in the air
Letters Wrote Letter L-043 of 1676-10-30 to Henry Oldenburg about his discussions with Grew and Boyle as well as the unreliability of the postal system
Letters Wrote Letter L-045 of 1676-11-07 to Constantijn Huygens summarizing the observations of little animals in Letter L-040
Letters Wrote Letter L-047 of 1676-11-27 to Henry Oldenburg, now lost
Letters Wrote Letter L-049 of some time in 1677 to Robert Boyle, now lost
Letters Wrote Letter L-051 of 1677-02-15 to Christiaan Huygens to thank him for translating a letter into French
Letters Wrote Letter L-054 of 1677-03-23 to Henry Oldenburg about the quantity of little creatures in one drop of water
Letters Wrote Letter L-056 of 1677-05-14 to Henry Oldenburg about muscles, blood, the movement of fluids in fruit, moxa, and cotton
Letters Wrote Letter L-058 of 1677-10-05 to Henry Oldenburg about skin, eels, fleas, and measuring and counting the little animals; enclosed testimonials
Letters Wrote Letter L-059 of 1677-10-16 to William Brouncker; he is sending some observations and a Latin translation
Letters Wrote Letter L-060 of 1677-11-09 to William Brouncker about sperm and their movements in fresh human semen
Letters Wrote Letter L-061 of 1677-12-02 to William Brouncker; now lost
Letters Wrote Letter L-064 of some time in 1678 to Robert Boyle; now lost

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