Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Chamberlayne, dated at Delft
Reference number: EL/L3/68
Date: 03 October 1704
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Observations of the ashes of tobacco and the salt crystals from it; also observations of an oily substance obtained by heating the ashes of tobacco
12 red-chalk figures attached
Partial English translation is EL/L3/68a
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 15, p 45
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 24, no 293, p 1740
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- 03 October 1704
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Chamberlayne, dated at Delft, 03 October 1704, EL/L3/68, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l3_68/letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-john-chamberlayne-dated-at-delft, accessed on 14 December 2025
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V. A letter from Mr Antony Van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. to John Chamberlain, Esq; S. R. S. concerning tobacco ashes. External link, opens in new tab.
Author: Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek
Date: 1st October 1704
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1704.0037
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Translated extract of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Chamberlayne
Creator: Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Reference number: EL/L3/68a
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