Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft
Reference number: EL/L4/63
Date: 24 January 1721
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Observations of the ascending vessels of different woods; further observations on muscular fibres of different animals
English translation see EL/L4/64
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 31, no 367, p 134
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- EL/L4/63
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- 24 January 1721
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft, 24 January 1721, EL/L4/63, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l4_63/letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-delft, accessed on 10 May 2026
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III. Observations upon the Vessels in several sorts of wood, and upon muscular fibres of different animals. By the same curious and inquisitive person External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1721
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1720.0034
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Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society
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