Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society
Reference number: EL/L2/56
Date: 01 January 1696

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Transcribes Christiaan Huygens's letter about the reproduction of eels; discusses the circulation of blood in eels; observations of mites; observations of the embryo of figs and of strawberries; observations of hairs on a lobster's leg
Translation of EL/L2/55
Translated extract printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 19, no 221, p 269
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- EL/L2/56
- Earliest possible date
- 01 January 1696
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- 17 pages
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, 01 January 1696, EL/L2/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l2_56/translation-of-a-letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 15 February 2025
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II. An extract of a letter from Mr. Leewenhoek, dated the 10th of July, an. 1695. containing microscopical observations on eels, mites, the seeds of figs, strawberries, & c. External link, opens in new tab.
Author: Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek
Date: 1st August 1696
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1695.0039
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