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Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Robert Hooke, dated at Delft

Reference number: EL/L1/51

Date: 01 January 1680

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Believes that the proposal of being elected to the Fellowship would be an honour
Translation of EL/L1/50

Reference number
EL/L1/51
Earliest possible date
01 January 1680
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Robert Hooke, dated at Delft, 01 January 1680, EL/L1/51, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l1_51/translation-of-a-letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-robert-hooke-dated-at-delft, accessed on 03 December 2024

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