The Golden Chain of Homer

6Page 90, line 2: read “fixes one part within itself” for “fixes one part”; line 12, “the acid” for “rectifies, then.” Page 92, third line from the end: “distilled vinegar” for “acid.” Page 95, line 19: “thus the salts are to the” for “thus also to the oil and.” Page 96, lines 21–22: “most common” for “philosophical.” Page 99, line 9: “fluid” for “volatile.” Page 100, line 8: “escaped” for “withdrawn.” Page 102, fourth line from the end: “quintessence” for “quintessence of nature.” Page 103, line 17: delete “to this process”; next-to-last line, read “a quarter of a pound” for “four pounds.” Page 104, line 17: “cases” for “errors.” Page 105, line 21: “draw” for “hold.” Page 106, line 14: “as” for “also.” Page 107, line 4: “another way of making vinegar” for “sharpened vinegar”; line 8, “ten parts” for “twelve parts”; fourth line from the end, after “alkalis,” add “which makes the difference.” Page 109, lines 11–12: “an acid and an alkali that are volatile” for “an acid and an alkaline spirit”; line 18, “the volatile and the fixed” for “of volatility and fixity.” Page 111, line 13: “subjects” for “principles.”