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Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft

Reference number: EL/L2/4

Date: 10 June 1686

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Further observations of cotton seed, and of the seeds of the kapok, Bupariti, and of coconuts; observations of the reproduction of shrimp and lobster; examination of the eggs of shell fish
23 figures attached
Partial English translation see EL/L2/5
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 6, p 85

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EL/L2/4
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10 June 1686
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12 pages
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft, 10 June 1686, EL/L2/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l2_4/letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-delft, accessed on 09 October 2024

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