Collected Letters Van Leeuwenhoek (6) - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9026500459 ISBN 13 : 9789026500459

Editeur : CRC Press Inc, 1961

Synopsis

This 6th volume in a 19-volume series contains 21 letters written by van Leeuwenhoek of the perod 1686-87. The contents of the letters published here, again show the great range of subjects that occupied Van Leeuwenhoek: from sugar candy, the shape and crystal structure of diamonds, the dissolution of silver crystals in aqua fortis to gold dust from Guinea dissolved in aqua regia and the dissolution and separation of gold, silver, and copper. Every volume in the Series contains the texts in the original Dutch and an English translation. The great range of subjects studied by Van Leeuwenhoek is reflected in these letters: instruments to measure water, pulmonary diseases; experiments relating to the solution of gold and silver; salt crystals and grains of sand; botanical work, such as duckweed and germination of orange pips; description on protozoa. blood, spermatozoa and health and hygiene, for example and harmfulness of tea and coffee and the benefits of cleaning teeth.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1961
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9026500459
• ISBN 13: 9789026500459
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 474
• Éditeur: Van Leeuwenhoek Antoni
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible