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Reference numberEL/L1/80
LevelItem
TitleTranslation of a letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft
CreatorLeeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); tradesman and microscopist
Date1686
DescriptionExperiments using cinnabar (mercury sulphide); experiments with gunpowder; experiments with saltpetre (potassium nitrate); concerning the lengths of cannons; experiments with crab's eyes (lime contained in the stomach wall of crayfish)
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Translation of EL/L1/79
Extract printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 17, no 200, p 754
LanguageEnglish
Extent19p
FormatManuscript
Place originDelft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates52.00667, 4.35556
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1693.0035
Related records in the catalogueEL/L1/79
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/f73ece01-a8d8-45c0-adf3-563c0c6e7e3f
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NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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