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Image number: RS.9112
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Microscopical observations of the structure of animal teeth
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1686
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height (print): 40mm
width (print): 81mm
width (print): 81mm
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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).
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