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Reference numberEL/L1/60
LevelItem
TitleAntoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to Robert Hooke
CreatorLeeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist
Date9 August 1680
DescriptionSigned autograph
Asks whether the Royal Society has received previous letters and promises further investigations into the formation of blood
LanguageDutch
Extent1 side
FormatManuscript
Place originDelft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates52.00667, 4.35556
Access statusOpen
Related materialTranscribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 3, p 269
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/1ed9879f-8521-49d8-9ec2-bc89b08234f8
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8242Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher1635 - 1703
NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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