Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Chamberlayne
Reference number: EL/L3/46
Date: 08 December 1702
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Original letter no longer exists
Concerning dental hygiene: Leeuwenhoek recommends polishing with salt and ash of tobacco, and that tea and coffee are not harmful to teeth
Read to the Royal Society on 23 December
Printed in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 14, p 151
- Reference number
- EL/L3/46
- Earliest possible date
- 08 December 1702
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- 54 pages
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- Manuscript
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Chamberlayne, 08 December 1702, EL/L3/46, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l3_46/translation-of-a-letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-john-chamberlayne, accessed on 14 December 2025
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John Chamberlayne
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
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