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Letter, from Thomas Gale to Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at London

Reference number: RBO/6/140

Date: 26/02/1679

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Sending van Leeuwenhoek's certificate of election to the Royal Society. The certificate is copied below.

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RBO/6/140
Earliest possible date
26/02/1679
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Thomas Gale

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Thomas Gale, Letter, from Thomas Gale to Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at London, 26/02/1679, RBO/6/140, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_6_140/letter-from-thomas-gale-to-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-dated-at-london, accessed on 14 January 2025

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