Tap the page, move to the top or bottom edge, swipe down, or press Tab to reveal reading controls. Use the arrow keys or swipe sideways to turn pages.
Organopeotica
Operations instruments and practitioners · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. The invention of warlike instruments.
In the book. Thamatica concerns engines moved by air and water, while Mangonaria concerns an art employed with weights.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 36; facsimile PDF page 364.
Historical Definition
Organopeotica is an art of devising instruments of war.
Meaning
Finding out means devising or inventing in this sentence. The entry concerns an art directed toward a particular class of instruments, rather than a single device or a material preparation.
Use in the Book
Thamatica concerns engines moved by air and water, while Mangonaria concerns an art employed with weights. These comparisons show the breadth of mechanical and practical arts included in the dictionary.
Places to Read
Mangonaria. An art defined through the handling or alteration of heaviness.
Thamatica. The design of devices driven by air and water.
Mechanopeotica. An inventive art exemplified by raising and conveying water.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 36; facsimile PDF page 364 — Facsimile
See also. Mangonaria; Thamatica; Mechanopeotica