Wrote Letter L-392 of 1701-08-02 to the members of the Royal Society about circulation of blood in young eels and announcing his bequest of 26 magnifying glasses

Date: 
August 2, 1701
Standard reference information
L-number: 
L-392
Leeuwenhoek's number: 
140
Collected Letters number: 
228
Collected Letters volume: 
14

Text of the letter in the original Dutch and in English translation from Alle de Brieven. The Collected Letters at the DBNL - De Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren

Leeuwenhoek wrote this letter about …

small black-lacquer box and gilt cabinet with tin boxes and microscopes should be sent to the Royal Society on his death. Circulation of blood and circulation of blood in young eels.