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Reference numberEL/S1/116
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Jan Swammerdam to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Amsterdam
CreatorSwammerdam; Jan (1637-1680); Dutch biologist and microscopist
Date5 April 1672
DescriptionWishes to send specimens of humans to the Society, one of which is of the human uterus, and would like to know which route to take because of the threat of war

Read to the Royal Society on 4 April 1671
LanguageFrench
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originAmsterdam, North Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates52.37403, 4.88969
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Access statusOpen
Related materialTranscribed and translated in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 8, p 617
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/5500f2b0-25af-41b9-9eef-ee7fec795d13
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CodeNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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