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Paper, microscopical observations and experiments made by Stephen Gray

Reference number: CLP/17/28

Date: 1697

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Outlines four experiments - mentions work by Leeuwenhoek - details of the microscope made and figure attached
Read to the Royal Society on 26 May 1697

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CLP/17/28
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1697
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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Stephen Gray

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Stephen Gray, Paper, microscopical observations and experiments made by Stephen Gray, 1697, CLP/17/28, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_17_28/paper-microscopical-observations-and-experiments-made-by-stephen-gray, accessed on 14 July 2025

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