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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Early Letters L3 (Leeuwenhoek)

Reference number: EL/L3

Date: 1697-1705

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Sent by Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society

Reference number
EL/L3
Earliest possible date
1697-1705
Page extent
1
Format
Manuscript documents

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Early Letters L3 (Leeuwenhoek), 1697-1705, EL/L3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l3/early-letters-l3-leeuwenhoek, accessed on 08 February 2026

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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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