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Life in Holland

Author:

Belloni, L.

Journal:

Janus: archives internationales pour l'histoire de la médecine et pour la géographie médicale

Volume:

52, p. 193-217

Year:

1965

This article contains the letter that Boerhaave wrote to Leeuwenhoek on 10 October 1716.

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Date	Event
October 10, 1716	Herman Boerhaave wrote Letter L-541 to Leeuwenhoek in response to Letter L-540 about coconuts
November 4, 1716	Abraham van Bleyswijk wrote Letter L-543 to Herman Boerhaave to report on research that he conducted with Leeuwenhoek about rabbit sperm

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Specimens: Sperm

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What Leeuwenhoek wrote ...
Wrote Letter L-544 of 1716-11-05 to Herman Boerhaave about the size of sperm from rams, cod, and ling, little animals from rain water and soil, and blood in arteries and veins