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TitleLetter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft
CreatorLeeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist
Date4 December 1703
DescriptionSigned autograph
Observations of the shape of a grain of sand from the Dutch East Indies
13 figures in red chalk
Read to the Royal Society on 26 January 1704
English translation see EL/L3/57
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 14, p 267
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 24, no 289, p 1537
LanguageDutch
Extent8p
FormatManuscript
Place originDelft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates52.00667, 4.35556
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1704.0006
RelatedRecordEL/L3/57
CopiesColour tiff
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/ff0e1a9b-469c-4027-9116-a65ad5d9822a
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NA8438Leeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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