Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to James Petiver, dated at Delft
Reference number: EL/L4/38
Date: 18 August 1711
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Observations of the sperm of a ram
English translation see EL/L4/39
- Reference number
- EL/L4/38
- Earliest possible date
- 18 August 1711
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- 5 pages
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- Manuscript
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to James Petiver, dated at Delft, 18 August 1711, EL/L4/38, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l4_38/letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-james-petiver-dated-at-delft, accessed on 15 December 2025
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Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to James Petiver
Creator: Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Reference number: EL/L4/39
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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James Petiver
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
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