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RefNoEL/L4/29
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to John Chamberlayne, dated at Delft
CreatorLeeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist
Date10 September 1709
DescriptionSigned autograph
Concerning Leeuwenhoek's razor for shaving - theory why razors become blunt in cold weather; observations of the particles of steel on the edge of a razor
English translation see EL/L4/30
EL/L1/17 for figure of Leeuwenhoek's hair from shaving
English translation printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 26, no 324, p 493
LanguageDutch
Extent6p
FormatManuscript
Place originDelft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates52.00667, 4.35556
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NotesThere are no items EL/L4/27 or EL/L2/28, the preceeding item in this volume is EL/L4/26
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1708.0077
RelatedRecordEL/L1/17
EL/L4/30
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/d9da3f1f-aab6-42e1-b4cd-d86fc4861134
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6747Chamberlayne; John (c 1666 - 1723); translator and literary editorc 1666 - 1723
NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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