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Letter, from Petrus Gribius to James Jurin, dated at Delft

Reference number: EL/G2/3

Date: 01 January 1723

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Concerning the death of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Gribius was a pastor of a church in Delft

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EL/G2/3
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01 January 1723
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Peter the younger Gribius

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Peter the younger Gribius, Letter, from Petrus Gribius to James Jurin, dated at Delft, 01 January 1723, EL/G2/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_g2_3/letter-from-petrus-gribius-to-james-jurin-dated-at-delft, accessed on 16 April 2026

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