Van Leeuwenhoek's 'Dissections and Discoveries', 1696. Title page of the 1696 second edition of one of a series of pamphlets titled 'Dissections and Discoveries', with this one about living animals ('levende dierkens'). It took the form of seven letters to the Royal Society. Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) built his own microscopes, grinding the lenses himself, according to a single lens design that could magnify up to nearly 200 times. He was able to study the natural world in greater detail than was previously possible. His observations included protozoa, bacteria, insects, plants, minerals, blood cells, and sperm. His earliest observations were published in 1673, and over the next 50 years he self-published and wrote hundreds of letters detailing his discoveries. This is the title page to 'Ontledingen en Ontdekkingen van Levende Dierkens' (1696). | |
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