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    Image number: RS.9112
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    Microscopical observations of the structure of animal teeth

    Date
    1686
    Object type
    Archive reference number
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 40mm
    width (print): 81mm
    Subject
    Biology
       > Anatomy
    Physics
       > Optics
          > Microscopy
    Content object
    nature
       > animal
    Description
    Illustration accompanying a letter describing Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's microscopical observations of the structure of human and animal teeth, dated 4 April 1687. The figures shows salt crystals found in the dental pulp of a horse (figs. A-K).
    Associated place
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       > Europe
          > Netherlands
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