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Letter, from Hans Sloane to Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

Reference number: EL/S2/17

Date: 13 October 1713

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Reassuring Leeuwenhoek that the Society appreciates his correspondence; believes that 'Philosophical Transactions' had been sent to him
Read to the Royal Society on 22 October 1713

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EL/S2/17
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13 October 1713
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Hans Sloane

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Hans Sloane, Letter, from Hans Sloane to Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, 13 October 1713, EL/S2/17, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_17/letter-from-hans-sloane-to-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek, accessed on 13 October 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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