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Summary of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Thomas Gale

Reference number: EL/L1/54

Date: 13 May 1680

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Further observations of organisms in vine branches
EL/L1/53 for original

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EL/L1/54
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13 May 1680
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Summary of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Thomas Gale, 13 May 1680, EL/L1/54, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l1_54/summary-of-a-letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-thomas-gale, accessed on 19 January 2025

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