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Paper, Microscopical observations of a vast number of animalcula seen in water by John Harris

Reference number: CLP/17/27

Date: 7 July 1694

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Read to the Royal Society on 27 May 1696

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CLP/17/27
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7 July 1694
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4 pages
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John Harris

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John Harris, Paper, Microscopical observations of a vast number of animalcula seen in water by John Harris, 7 July 1694, CLP/17/27, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_17_27/paper-microscopical-observations-of-a-vast-number-of-animalcula-seen-in-water-by-john-harris, accessed on 14 November 2025

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