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Published Levende Dierkens (Living Animals), Letters 28 - 31, 34 - 36 (2nd)

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January 1, 1696

Boutesteyn published this in Leiden.

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1686 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Levende Dierkens
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January 1, 1686 Published Levende Dierkens (Living Animals), Letters 28 - 31, 34 - 36
Related letters: 
Wrote Letter 28 of 1679-04-25 (AB 43) to Nehemiah Grew
Wrote Letter 29 of 1680-01-12 (AB 54) to Robert Hooke
Wrote Letter 30 of 1680-04-05 (AB 57) to Robert Hooke
Wrote Letter 31 of 1680-05-13 (AB 60) to Thomas Gale
Wrote Letter 34 of 1681-11-04 (AB 66) to Robert Hooke
Wrote Letter 35 of 1682-03-03 (AB 67) to Robert Hooke
Wrote Letter 36 of 1682-04-04 (AB 68) to Robert Hooke
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Life in Holland

in the 1600's

Life of Man
As the old sing, so pipe the young
The Parrot Cage
Woman hands over money to her servant
At the Linen Closet
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