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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 3: Comets and Other Meteors

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Das Dritte Capitel.

Der vorherige Discours von denen Elementen und Philosophischen Principien / veranlasset mich ebenmäßig / zumahl in nächstvorhergehendem Capitel von dem Blitz / wiewol nun etwas weniges / gedacht worden / noch ferner von einigen andern von denen heydnischen Philosophis und ihren imitatoribus also genannten Meteoris, etwas Meldung zu thun. Gestaltsam ein solches zu Erkanntnuß der Natur gleichfalls nicht wenig dienlich seyn mag. Und zwar erstlich zu reden:

Von den Cometen.

Da man dann Anno 1664. und 1665. bey Erscheinung desselben Cometen gnugsam erfahren / was für seltsame Judicia, die Philosophi von diesen Sternen / so wohl ratione ihres Ursprungs / als auch deren Bedeutung zu fällen pflegen.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 3: Comets and Other Meteors

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Chapter Three.

The preceding discussion of the elements and philosophical principles prompts me, particularly since lightning was briefly mentioned in the last chapter, to say something further about other phenomena called meteors by pagan philosophers and their imitators. This too may contribute considerably to understanding nature. First, then:

Comets.

At the appearance of that comet in 1664 and 1665, we had ample experience of the strange judgments philosophers customarily make about these stars, both concerning their origin and their significance.

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About This Reading Edition

An anonymous Hermetic treatise of 1680, presented in its original German and Latin with a new English translation, 279 explanatory notes, the historical phoenix frontispiece, an introduction, reading guide, outline, glossary, bibliography, and original registers.

Historical Text and Translation

Anonymous, Candida Phoenix philosophica. Frankfurt am Main: Christian Hermsdorff, 1680. The chosen witness is the Wellcome Library copy digitized as b32993456; German and Latin, with French, Greek, and Hebrew passages retained.

About Diotimos Editions

This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.

Rights

The 1680 source is identified as public domain by the Wellcome/Internet Archive record. The supplied 2026 transcription, English translation, introduction, notes, reading guide, outline, glossary, bibliography, and editorial arrangement are published with the site owner’s authorization. The frontispiece is retained from the supplied edition and credited to its historical witness.