Wrote Letter L-074 of 1678-09-27 to Nehemiah Grew about sweat and globules in saliva and blood

Date: 
September 27, 1678
Standard reference information
L-number: 
L-074
Leeuwenhoek's number: 
26
Collected Letters number: 
40
Collected Letters volume: 
2

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 to Nehemiah Grew about:

  • the effect of sun on Leeuwenhoek's skin
  • sweat-pores
  • globules in saliva and their relationship to the globules in blood
  • saliva
  • a parasitic growth on grass (grass-rust) affecting meadows outside Delft