Wrote letter of 1711-11-23 (AB 289) to Anthonie Heinsius
Standard reference information The original manuscript on nine quarto pages, written and signed by Leeuwenhoek, is preserved in The Hague at the Nationaal Archief, Archief Anthonie Heinsius (nr. 3.01.19, inv. no. 1613).
It was not 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 .
Specimens and methods On the dissolution of gold, silver, and copper in diluted aqua fortis.
On the separation of gold and copper.
Response to other researchers Quotations from books by Fryer and Kircher that discuss spontaneous generation. Leeuwenhoek rejected this idea.
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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