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Cœli planetarum
Elements principles and the natural world · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. The planets’ own orbs and spheres.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 16; facsimile PDF page 344.
Historical Definition
Cœli planetarum are the proper orbs of the planets and their spheres.
Meaning
This entry concerns celestial regions or structures, not a chemical vessel. “Proper” assigns each orb to its planet; the plural matters because the expression refers to the differentiated planetary heavens. The dictionary supplies no measurements or diagram of their arrangement.
The neighbouring Cœlum entries have very different glosses: one concerns quintessence or universal medicine and another the upper part of a vessel. Keeping those distinctions visible is especially useful when heaven-language appears in philosophical or technical prose. The qualifier determines which field the name enters.
Places to Read
Cœlum Philosophorum. The philosophers’ heaven explained through quintessence and universal medicine.
Cœlum Spagiricum. The upper region of a vessel named as a spagyrical heaven.
Carbones cœli. Stars described through the image of heavenly coals.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 16; facsimile PDF page 344 — Facsimile
See also. Cœlum Philosophorum; Cœlum Spagiricum; Carbones cœli