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RefNoEL/W3/80
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Richard Waller to Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
CreatorWaller; Richard (1660-1715); natural philosopher and translator
DateFebruary 1714
DescriptionOn the subject of muscular motion, muscular fibres of whales and the limbs of insects; states that he will pass on any new information to him
Read to the Royal Society on 25 February 1714
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialSee EL/L4/53 and EL/L4/54 for Leeuwenhoek's letters on this topic
RelatedRecordEL/L4/53
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/0e0842a3-b66c-42c9-9fbf-bcb83a762d71
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CodePersonNameDates
NA6739Waller; Richard (c1646 - 1715); natural philosopher and translatorc1646 - 1715
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