Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Nehemiah Grew, dated at Delft
Reference number: EL/L1/39
Date: 01 January 1678
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The effect of sun on Leeuwenhoek's skin; observations of saliva; observations of a disease affecting meadows outside Delft. Translation of EL/L1/38
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- EL/L1/39
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- 01 January 1678
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- 3 pages
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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/L1/39, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l1_39/translation-of-a-letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-nehemiah-grew-dated-at-delft, accessed on 13 January 2026
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Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Nehemiah Grew, dated at Delft
Creator: Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Reference number: EL/L1/38
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Nehemiah Grew
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