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Master list (pdf)
of all 602 L-numbers, their Leeuwenhoek number, and their
Collected Letters
number
Life in Holland
in the 1600's
Feast of the Bean King
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Correspondence of Henry Oldenburg
Author:
Hall, A. R. and M. B. Hall (eds.)
Volume:
13 volumes
Publisher:
Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press; London: Mansel; London: Taylor & Francis
Year:
1965 – 1986
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Date
Event
May 25, 1673
Henry Oldenburg wrote to Reinier de Graaf about the Royal Society's reception of Leeuwenhoek's first letter
February 12, 1674
Constantijn Huygens wrote to Oldenburg about Leeuwenhoek and his own single-lens microscope
May 4, 1674
Henry Oldenburg wrote Letter L-010 to Leeuwenhoek requesting that he examine saliva, chyle, and sweat
November 5, 1674
Henry Oldenburg wrote Letter L-017 to Leeuwenhoek encouraging him and asking about the kind of salt he was observing
January 3, 1675
Henry Oldenburg wrote Letter L-020 to Leeuwenhoek about his doubts about globules
January 20, 1675
Christiaan Huygens wrote to Henry Oldenburg doubting Leeuwenhoek's observations of globules
February 12, 1675
Henry Oldenburg wrote to Christiaan Huygens about doubting Leeuwenhoek's globules
March 1, 1675
Henry Oldenburg wrote Letter L-023 to Leeuwenhoek in response to his Letter L-021 of 1675-01-22
April 22, 1675
Henry Oldenburg wrote Letter L-025 to Leeuwenhoek recommending that he get help from knowledgable people
August 22, 1675
Henry Oldenburg wrote Letter L-027 to Leeuwenhoek acknowledging reciept of his letters
January 7, 1676
Henry Oldenburg wrote Letter L-030 to Leeuwenhoek about the reaction in London to his observations
February 13, 1676
Henry Oldenburg wrote Letter L-032 to Leeuwenhoek requesting that he examine hair
May 14, 1676
Henry Oldenburg wrote Letter L-036 to Leeuwenhoek about Hooke's and Grew's reactions to recent observations
October 18, 1676
Henry Oldenburg wrote Letter L-041 to Leeuwenhoek; sent Philosophical Transactions no. 127
October 26, 1676
Henry Oldenburg wrote Letter L-042 to Leeuwenhoek acknowledging receipt of the letter of 1676-10-09
November 12, 1676
Henry Oldenburg wrote Letter L-046 to Leeuwenhoek that he would write at greater length soon
January 26, 1677
Constantijn Huygens wrote to Oldenburg about Leeuwenhoek, a "painstaking man" who should be "cherished"
February 22, 1677
Henry Oldenburg wrote Letter L-052 to Leeuwenhoek for more details about his method for observing little animals
March 4, 1677
Henry Oldenburg wrote Letter L-053 to Leeuwenhoek requesting that he examine muscle fibers and brains
April 20, 1677
Henry Oldenburg wrote Letter L-055 to Leeuwenhoek relaying the compliments of the members of the Royal Society
August 7, 1677
Henry Oldenburg wrote Letter L-057 to Leeuwenhoek, asking him to examine the skin of Moors and enclosing Philosophical Transactions no. 136
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