Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Chamberlayne, dated at Delft
Reference number: EL/L4/29
Date: 10 September 1709
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Concerning Leeuwenhoek's razor for shaving - theory why razors become blunt in cold weather; observations of the particles of steel on the edge of a razor
English translation see EL/L4/30
EL/L1/17 for figure of Leeuwenhoek's hair from shaving
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 26, no 324, p 493
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- EL/L4/29
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- 10 September 1709
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Chamberlayne, dated at Delft, 10 September 1709, EL/L4/29, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l4_29/letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-john-chamberlayne-dated-at-delft, accessed on 07 December 2025
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V. A letter from Mr. Antony Van Leeuenhoek, F. R. S. to John Chamberlayne, Esq; F. R. S. containing his observations upon the edge of Razors, &c External link, opens in new tab.
Author: Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek
Date: 1st December 1709
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1708.0077
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