Translated extract of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft

Reference number: EL/L2/11

Date: 01 January 1687

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Examination of the structure of 'stone' of the medlar; examination of the structure of the coffee bean; existence of chlorogenic acid in plants
Translation of EL/L2/10

Reference number: EL/L2/11
Earliest possible date: 01 January 1687
Page extent: 5 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Translated extract of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft, 01 January 1687, EL/L2/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l2_11/translated-extract-of-a-letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-delft, accessed on 10 December 2024

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Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters L2 (Leeuwenhoek)
1686-1696 Reference number: EL/L2

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