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Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Nehemiah Grew, dated at Delft

Reference number: EL/L1/37

Date: 01 January 1678

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Discussing Regnier de Graaf's theories about ovulation in women; further observations about sperm of rabbits and dogs; concerning the structure of bone and hair
Text refers to eight drawings of male sperm, bone and hair, but only three ink drawings of sperm, numbered Figures 1, 3, 4 , are attached to EL/L1/36

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EL/L1/37
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01 January 1678
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8 pages
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Manuscript
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Nehemiah Grew, dated at Delft, 01 January 1678, EL/L1/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l1_37/translation-of-a-letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-nehemiah-grew-dated-at-delft, accessed on 09 October 2024

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