Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Chamberlayne, dated at Delft
Reference number: EL/L4/31
Date: 22 November 1709
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Signed autograph
Observations of Leeuwenhoek's head and facial hair; observations of the muscle of cod in relation to the width of a single strand of hair; observations of the grey hair of a 50 year old man and another man 10 years older
English translation see EL/L4/32
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 26, no 324, p 499
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- EL/L4/31
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- 22 November 1709
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Chamberlayne, dated at Delft, 22 November 1709, EL/L4/31, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l4_31/letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-john-chamberlayne-dated-at-delft, accessed on 14 December 2025
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VI. A second letter from Mr. Antony Van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. to John Chamberlayne, Esq; F. R. S. upon the same subject as the former External link, opens in new tab.
Author: Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek
Date: 1st December 1709
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1708.0078
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Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Chamberlayne
Creator: Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Reference number: EL/L4/32
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