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Paper, 'A short description and demonstration of the parts belonging to the human eye that are affected in the fistula lachrymalis' by [Antoni van Leeuwenhoek]

Reference number: CLP/12i/73

Date: 24 December 1713

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Van Leeuwenhoek describes his method for treating lacrimal duct fistulas as well as the parts of the eye that are affected by the disease.

Subject: Anatomy / Medicine

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CLP/12i/73
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24 December 1713
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Paper, 'A short description and demonstration of the parts belonging to the human eye that are affected in the fistula lachrymalis' by [Antoni van Leeuwenhoek], 24 December 1713, CLP/12i/73, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_12i_73/paper-a-short-description-and-demonstration-of-the-parts-belonging-to-the-human-eye-that-are-affected-in-the-fistula-lachrymalis-by-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek, accessed on 13 October 2024

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