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Letter, from Richard Waller to Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

Reference number: EL/W3/88

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Discussing Leeuwenhoek's observations of the circulation of blood and a remedy for gout; discussing his own work on husks and beards of grasses and corns

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EL/W3/88
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Richard Waller

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Richard Waller, Letter, from Richard Waller to Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, EL/W3/88, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w3_88/letter-from-richard-waller-to-letter-from-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek, accessed on 05 October 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

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