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Gerhard Dorn and John French

A Chymical Dictionary

An Expanded Diotimos Lexicon of Paracelsian and Alchemical Language

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Virgulta fossorum

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Virgulta fossorum

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At a Glance

The word. Rods associated with the historical search for mines.

In the book. Thisma names mineral veins and Tracksat metal still in its mine.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 46; facsimile PDF page 374.

Historical Definition

Virgulta fossorum are certain rods used by miners to discover mines.

Meaning

The definition identifies an instrument through its users and attributed purpose. The users are miners; the aim is discovering mines. It does not specify the rods’ material, shape or a physical mechanism.

Use in the Book

Thisma names mineral veins and Tracksat metal still in its mine. These entries provide a useful route from the searching instrument to the natural places and materials being sought.

Places to Read

Thisma. A name for mineral veins.

Tracksat. Metal considered before removal from its natural mine.

In This Edition

The definition records a historical practice and its claimed purpose. No account of demonstrated efficacy is added to the source’s wording.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 46; facsimile PDF page 374 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Virgulta fossorum; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 374; compare Thisma, Tracksat

See also. Thisma; Tracksat

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About This Reading Edition

The complete 706 historical definitions of the 1650 English dictionary, modernised and accompanied by expanded Diotimos commentary, reading routes, 15 textual notes and complete linked indexes.

Historical Text

A Chymicall Dictionary, London 1650, English version associated with John French, based on Gerhard Dorn’s Dictionarium Theophrasti Paracelsi. The containing volume also prints Sendivogius and Paracelsus; neither neighboring work changes this dictionary’s attribution.

About This Edition

Complete 706 definition paragraphs with new introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes; Diotimos Editions, 2026.

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