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Carbones cœli
Elements principles and the natural world · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. Stars described through the image of heavenly coals.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 14; facsimile PDF page 342.
Historical Definition
Carbones cœli are the stars.
Meaning
The dictionary gives a direct celestial identification. The coal image helps make the wording intelligible, but the entry does not establish a material composition of stars. Its principal role is to connect a figurative expression with the heavenly bodies intended.
Astrum supplies a different technical use of star vocabulary concerning powers gained through preparation. The contrast is useful: figurative language about stars and technical language using a star-name may operate in different domains. The surrounding passage must decide which is relevant.
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Astrum. A “star” understood as a material’s enhanced power through preparation.
Cœli planetarum. The planets’ own orbs and spheres.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 14; facsimile PDF page 342 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Carbones cœli ; compare Astrum, Cœli planetarum
See also. Astrum; Cœli planetarum