Wrote Letter L-352 of 1699-02-01 to a "right honorable sir" about his inspection of a mineral containing gold and silver from the Salida mine in Sumatra; his theory about the formation of gold and silver ores

Date: 
February 1, 1699
Standard reference information
L-number: 
L-352
Leeuwenhoek's number: 
114
Collected Letters number: 
197
Collected Letters volume: 
12

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 his iInspection of a mineral containing gold and silver, originating from the Salida mine in Sumatra. Theory about the formation of gold and silver ores.