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Translated extract of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/L1/21

Date: 01 January 1676

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Clarifying observations about the structure of wood which Dr Grew questioned
Translation by Oldenburg
Original see EL/L1/20

Reference number
EL/L1/21
Earliest possible date
01 January 1676
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Translated extract of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Henry Oldenburg, 01 January 1676, EL/L1/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l1_21/translated-extract-of-a-letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 09 October 2024

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