Francis Aston

Antony's:

correspondent at the Royal Society

Baptism:

1644

Death or Burial date:

January 1, 1715

Secretary of the Royal Society from 1681-1685. Leeuwenhoek wrote three letters to him during that time.

What happened?

Date	Event
February 16, 1683	Francis Aston wrote to Leeuwenhoek; invited him to investigate colors
March 17, 1683	Francis Aston wrote to Leeuwenhoek about new Royal Society officers
October 1, 1683	Francis Aston wrote to Leeuwenhoek about the translation of a Dutch phrase
January 1, 1684	Published Onsigtbare Geschapene Waarheden (Invisible Creation Truths), Letters 32, 39
February 26, 1684	Francis Aston wrote to Leeuwenhoek about the importance of his work
January 27, 1686	The Royal Society elected Edmond Halley as clerk
January 1, 1696	Published Antony van Leeuwenhoeks 40ste Missive, Geschreven aan (Written to) de Heer Francois Aston
January 1, 1698	Published A. van Leeuwenhoeks 41ste Missive, Geschreven aen (written to) de Koninklijke Societeit tot Londen

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Related sources:

Year	Author	Title
1684	Leeuwenhoek, A. van	Eyerstok
1684	Leeuwenhoek, A. van	Onsigtbare geschapene waarheden
1684	Leeuwenhoek, A. van	Schobbens in de Mond
1754 - 1787	Berryat, J. (ed.)	Collection académique

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Period 3 - 1687-1694
Who wrote letters to Leeuwenhoek?

Related letters:

Wrote Letter 39 of 1683-09-17 (AB 76) to Francis Aston

Wrote Letter 40 of 1683-12-28 (AB 79) to Francis Aston

Wrote Letter 41 of 1684-04-14 (AB 80) to Francis Aston

Wrote Letter 42 of 1684-07-25 (AB 81) to Members of the Royal Society

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