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RefNoRBO/11/107
AltRefNoRBO.11.416
LevelItem
TitleAccount of Leeuwenhoek's microscopes and how he made them by Martin Folkes
Date1723
DescriptionDetails of items bequeathed to the Royal Society - microscope, Indian cabinet of specimens (listed)
Read to the Royal Society on 23 January 1723
LanguageEnglish
Extent8 sides
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialPrinted in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 32, no 389, p 446
RelatedRecordCLP/2/17
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
NA8378Folkes; Martin (1690 - 1754); antiquary and natural philosopher1690 - 1754
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