Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Delft
Reference number: EL/L1/20
Date: 29 May 1676
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Clarifying observations about the structure of wood, which Dr Grew questioned; further account of the vessels, fibres, and medullary rays of wood
Partial translation see EL/L1/21
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 2, p 23
For summary see 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 12, p 301
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- EL/L1/20
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- 29 May 1676
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Delft, 29 May 1676, EL/L1/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l1_20/letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-delft, accessed on 10 December 2024
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