Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft
Reference number: EL/L4/81
Date: 07 July 1722
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Signed autograph
Observations of calluses on hands and feet
No original figures now exist: 3 engraved figures attached
English translation see EL/L4/82
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 32, no 373, p 156
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- EL/L4/81
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- 07 July 1722
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- 8 pages
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft, 07 July 1722, EL/L4/81, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l4_81/letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-delft, accessed on 12 December 2025
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II. Observations upon the callus of the hands and feet, by the same curious gentleman External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1723
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1722.0028
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Translation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society
Creator: Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Reference number: EL/L4/82
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