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RefNoEL/L4/53
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, dated at Delft
CreatorLeeuwenhoek; Antoni van (1632-1723); Dutch tradesman and scientist
Date22 June 1714
DescriptionSigned autograph
Wonders why the figures of the muscle fibres of whales were not published in the 'Philosophical Transactions', and hopes that they have not been lost; states that he is working on the fibres of the flesh of insects
Note in Dutch states that Leeuwenhoek had this letter translated into Latin for the Royal Society
English translation see EL/L4/54
EL/W3/80 and EL/W3/87 for Richard Waller's letters on this subject
LanguageLatin
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originDelft, South Holland, (United Provinces) Netherlands
Origin coordinates52.00667, 4.35556
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordEL/L4/54
EL/W3/80
EL/W3/87
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/e8a70c7c-5540-4d78-bfb5-2cf36e34dfaf
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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