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Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft

Reference number: EL/L4/8

Date: 05 July 1707

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Signed autograph
Acknowledging receipt of a letter and encloses a letter to Antonio Magliabechi
English translation is EL/L4/9
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 15, p 343
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 25, no 311, p 2425

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EL/L4/8
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05 July 1707
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft, 05 July 1707, EL/L4/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l4_8/letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-delft, accessed on 12 November 2024

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