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THE connexion of Leeuwenhoek with the Royal Society was unique, sinoe, although for fifty years he was a constant correspondent and for forty-three years a fellow, he never attended a single meeting. His letters were all written in old-fashioned Dutch and before publication in the Transactions were translated into English or Latin. They were none the less highly appreciated and many distinguished men visited Delft in order to see the writer of them. He, indeed, became one of the ‘sights’ of the pleasant town. In spite of his wonderful discoveries and his communications to the Royal Society, hitherto there has been no good account of his career in English.
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Leeuwenhoek and the Royal Society. Nature 130, 572–573 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130572d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/130572d0