Johannes Swammerdam wrote to Melchisedec Thévenot, saying that Leeuwenhoek "is biased, and reasons in a very barbarical way"
Date:
April 28, 1678
In a letter to Melchisedec Thévenot, Swammerdam noted that he began using glass capillary tubes for observing liquids after seeing Leeuwenhoek use them. Swammerdam said of Leeuwenhoek, "It is impossible to get into a discussion with him, as he is biased, and reasons in a very barbarical way, having no academic education."
