Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft
Reference number: EL/L2/8
Date: 04 April 1686

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Signed letter
Observations of the structure of the teeth of elephant, pig, humans, ox, horse; theory about toothache
3 engraved figures
Partial English translation see EL/L2/9
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 6, p 191
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- EL/L2/8
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- 04 April 1686
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- 15 pages
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft, 04 April 1686, EL/L2/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l2_8/letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-delft, accessed on 09 February 2025
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