Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Robert Hooke, dated at Delft
Reference number: EL/L1/60
Date: 09 August 1680
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Signed autograph
Asks whether the Royal Society has received previous letters and promises further investigations into the formation of blood
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 3, p 269
- Reference number
- EL/L1/60
- Earliest possible date
- 09 August 1680
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Robert Hooke, dated at Delft, 09 August 1680, EL/L1/60, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l1_60/letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-robert-hooke-dated-at-delft, accessed on 16 March 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Robert Hooke
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
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