Translated extract of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Chamberlayne
Reference number: EL/L3/68a
Date: 01 January 1704
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Observations of the ashes of tobacco and the salt crystals from it
Original is EL/L3/68
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 24, no 293, p 1740
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- EL/L3/68a
- Earliest possible date
- 01 January 1704
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- 2 pages
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Translated extract of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Chamberlayne, 01 January 1704, EL/L3/68a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l3_68a/translated-extract-of-a-letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-john-chamberlayne, accessed on 14 December 2025
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Related Publications
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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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Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Chamberlayne, dated at Delft
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