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Described tiny organisms in water and infusions through microscopy in a dated letter to the Royal Society.
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1676 identifies the retained letter. Historical descriptions do not supply modern species identifications or a complete germ theory of disease.
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
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Documented countries / regions: Netherlands
The original manuscript is explicitly dated at Delft on 9 October 1676; present-day Netherlands, then Dutch Republic.
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Leeuwenhoek: observing a world of microorganisms
Described tiny organisms in water and infusions through microscopy in a dated letter to the Royal Society.
Scientific scope
1676 identifies the retained letter. Historical descriptions do not supply modern species identifications or a complete germ theory of disease.
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This is a source-linked WRS catalogue note. A full explanatory guide and independent scientific reconstruction have not been completed for this entry. Read the identified original work for its complete narrative and arguments.
People and systems
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Full deposited paper byline or identified author of the scoped historical source. Association does not measure individual effort.