Wrote Letter L-214 of 1692-02-01 to the members of the Royal Society about various peppers and their taste, tea and its effects of tea on digestion, and Spanish fly
Text of the letter in the original Dutch and in English translation from Alle de Brieven. The Collected Letters at the DBNL - De Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren
Leeuwenhoek wrote this letter about …
Investigating why black pepper has a sharp taste; composition of the fruit of black pepper; investigation of long pepper and white pepper and the differences between the latter and black pepper; concerning the salt of tea; investigation of leaf tea; the effects of tea on digestion; examination of Spanish fly (Cantharis)