Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society
Reference number: EL/L3/4
Date: 01 January 1697
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Observations of small white eggs mixed with earth; observations of a pulmonary vein in an egg which was pulsating; observations of Roman snails; observations of the rootlets of a wheat grain; further observations of a tooth which Leeuwenhoek extracted from himself; observations of young oysters
Translation of EL/L3/3
Extract in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 19, no 235, p 790
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- EL/L3/4
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- 01 January 1697
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- 8 pages
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, 01 January 1697, EL/L3/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l3_4/translation-of-a-letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 11 March 2026
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VII. Part of a letter of Mr. Anthony van Leeuwenhoeck, date Delft, Sept. 10. 1697. Concerning the Eggs of Snails, Roots of vegetables, teeth, and Young Oysters External link, opens in new tab.
Author: Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek
Date: 1st December 1697
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1695.0147
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