Wrote Letter L-285 of 1696-02-20 to Frederik Adriaan van Reede about the anatomy of the body louse, especially the sexual organs and the louse's rapid reproduction, and his opposition to Jonston's and Kircher's observations on lice

Date: 
February 20, 1696
Standard reference information
L-number: 
L-285
Leeuwenhoek's number: 
98
Collected Letters number: 
164
Collected Letters volume: 
11

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 …

Anatomy of the body louse, in particular with respect to the sexual organs. The multiplication of lice takes place very rapidly. Opposition to Jonston's and Kircher's observations on lice.