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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Early Letters L2 (Leeuwenhoek)

Reference number: EL/L2

Date: 1686-1696

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Sent by Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society

Reference number
EL/L2
Earliest possible date
1686-1696
Page extent
1
Format
Manuscript documents

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Early Letters L2 (Leeuwenhoek), 1686-1696, EL/L2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l2/early-letters-l2-leeuwenhoek, accessed on 16 July 2025

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  • Early Letters

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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