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RefNoRBO/6/140
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Thomas Gale to Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at London
Date26/02/1679
DescriptionSending van Leeuwenhoek's certificate of election to the Royal Society. The certificate is copied below.
LanguageLatin
Extent1 side
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialEL/L1/53
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5147Gale; Thomas (c1636 - 1702); scholar and antiquarianc1636 - 1702
NA8438van Leeuwenhoek; Antoni (1632 - 1723); tradesman and microscopist1632 - 1723
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