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Heinrich Khunrath’s Magnesia Catholica Philosophorum
Heinrich Khunrath · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordChimney soot is an ordinary residue proposed by some claimants as Magnesia.
- In KhunrathIts inclusion beside mineral and earthy candidates makes the catalogue materially heterogeneous.
- In this editionRetain “chimney” because it distinguishes the material-name from the colour or blackness discussed on pages 71–722.
- A reading distinctionThe source form is Rüß, not the modern spelling Ruß.
Meaning
Chimney soot is an ordinary residue proposed by some claimants as Magnesia. The source explicitly gives its location, so this is not an abstract philosophical blackness.
Use in the book
Its inclusion beside mineral and earthy candidates makes the catalogue materially heterogeneous. Nothing on this page attributes the proposal to Khunrath or establishes that resemblance to a dark stage of work would prove it.
Places to read
- 1599 p. 34Soot from chimneys is one of the rival identifications.
Translation in this edition
Retain “chimney” because it distinguishes the material-name from the colour or blackness discussed on pages 71–722.
Source note
The source form is Rüß, not the modern spelling Ruß. The exact historical form is kept for lookup.