Wrote letter of 1710-11-11 (AB 285) to Members of the Royal Society
Standard reference information The original manuscript on eleven quarto pages, written and signed by Leeuwenhoek, is preserved in London in the British Museum's Sloane Collection (MSS 4064).
It was never published.
Leeuwenhoek's summary Leeuwenhoek's self-publications are the source for the summaries of his 165 letters self-published and thus self-numbered letters. This letter was not among them.
Of the letters from April 4, 1702 (AB 237) through June 10, 1712 (AB 294), those letters with scientific observations, including this one, were all addressed to members of the Royal Society and almost all of them were excerpted in Philosophical Transactions .
Reception in London The letter was read at the meeting of the Royal Society on February 7, 1710 O.S., in a translation by John Chamberlayne (Royal Society, Journal Book Original , vol. II, p. 205).
Specimens and methods Observations of gold dust from Guinea and the dissolution of it in aqua regia.
Publication history Related sources, especially Philosophical Transactions, and first editions only of Leeuwenhoek's volumes of letters. For later editions see Related events under Learn more.
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