Alle de Brieven. The Collected Letters. Volume 6

Author:

Leeuwenhoek, A. van

Volume:

Publisher:

Amsterdam: Swets and Zeitlinger

Year:

1961

Letters 90 [49] – 101 [56] written between 1686 and 1687. Editor, J.J. Swart

The links below take you to the 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 (Digital Library for Dutch Letters).

Cole's number, usually the same as Leeuwenhoek's, is in brackets. These are the numbers used by Dobell, who wrote before the Committee of Dutch Scientists began collecting and numbering all of the letters.

Letter 90 [49] of 2 April 1686

Letter 91 of 12 April 1686

Letter 92 [50] of 14 May 1686

Letter 93 [51] of 10 June 1686

Letter 94 [52] of 10 July 1686

Letter 95 of 10 September 1686

Letter 96 of 30 October 1686

Letter 97 of 1 March 1687

Letter 98 [53] of 4 April 1687

Letter 99 [54] of 9 May 1687

Letter 100 [55] of 13 June 1687

Letter 101 [56] of 11 July 1687

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Wrote Letter L-173 of 1686-04-02 to members of the Royal Society about the structure of bone, the bark of trees, skin and scales, the moisture evaporating from his body, and a little peeling piece of skin
Wrote letter L-174 of 1686-04-14 to Antonio Magliabechi, now lost
Wrote Letter L-175 of 1686-05-14 to members of the Royal Society about gall-nuts found on oak trees and the germination of plants
Wrote Letter L-177 of 1686-06-10 to members of the Royal Society about seeds of cotton, kapok, Bupariti, and coconuts, the reproduction of shrimp and lobster, and the eggs of shell fish
Wrote Letter L-178 of 1686-07-10 to members of the Royal Society about the growth and durability of wood felled in different seasons and countries, the annual growth rings, and how wooden barrels can be made watertight
Wrote Letter L-180 of 1686-09-10 to Daniël Papenbroek, a cover letter for Letter L-181
Wrote Letter L-182 of 1686-10-30 to Antonio Magliabechi, a cover letter for copies of two of his books
Wrote Letter L-185 of 1687-03-01 to James II, King of England, as the dedication for one of his volumes
Wrote Letter L-186 of 1687-04-04 to the members of the Royal Society about the structure of the teeth of elephants, pigs, humans, oxen, and horses and about toothache
Wrote Letter L-187 of 1687-05-09 to members of the Royal Society about the structure of 'stone' of the medlar and the coffee bean and acid in plants
Wrote Letter L-188 of 1687-06-13 to members of the Royal Society about wheat and the seeds from a variety of plants
Wrote Letter L-189 of 1687-07-11 to members of the Royal Society about eggs of silkworms and caterpillars and humans' squinting and a theory for its cause

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