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RefNoEL/L3/71
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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
Date13 December 1704
DescriptionSigned autograph
Observations of rock crystals; observations of fossilised ammonite and crinoids; analysing the constitution of the fossil by heating; observations of dice
Read to the Royal Society on 31 January 1705
Original figures do not exist
Partial English translation see EL/L3/71a
Transcribed and translated in 'Alle de brieven van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek', edited, illustrated and annotated by Committee of Dutch Scientists, vol 15, p 87
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 24, no 294, p 1774
LanguageDutch
Extent11p
FormatManuscript
Place originDelft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates52.00667, 4.35556
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: /10.1098/rstl.1704.0043
RelatedRecordEL/L3/71a
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/6899550f-ac12-417d-b156-7ced04f1b03e
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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