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

Date: 
February 1, 1692
Standard reference information
L-number: 
L-214
Leeuwenhoek's number: 
70
Collected Letters number: 
118
Collected Letters volume: 
8

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)