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Reverberatorium
Operations instruments and practitioners · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A furnace defined by flame calcination.
In the book. Compare Vulcanus, the name given simply to fire, and Vulcanii, workers continually occupied about it.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 40; facsimile PDF page 368.
Historical Definition
Reverberatorium is a furnace in which matter is calcined by a flame.
Meaning
This is an instrument entry. The action performed in the furnace, calcination, distinguishes it from a generic source of warmth. The definition does not provide dimensions, fuel, temperature or a plan for construction.
Use in the Book
Compare Vulcanus, the name given simply to fire, and Vulcanii, workers continually occupied about it. Together these entries distinguish the agent, the practitioner and a particular instrument.
Places to Read
Vulcanii. Names for practitioners habitually occupied with fire.
Vulcanus. A name directly equated with fire.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 40; facsimile PDF page 368 — Facsimile