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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA time expression given two very different scales.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 4; facsimile PDF page 332.
Historical definition
Annus Platonicus is a common month, or an age.
Meaning
The unusual breadth of the definition should remain visible: an ordinary month and an age are both offered. The entry does not supply a computation that would reconcile them or specify a universal duration. Readers should resist replacing it automatically with another familiar explanation of a Platonic year. In this dictionary, the immediate evidence is this twofold gloss. A dated operation, explicit number of days or discussion of an age in the surrounding source must decide the applicable scale.
Places to read
- Annus PlatonicusRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Annus AniadinA lifespan expression rather than a fixed calendrical year.
- Mensis PhilosophicusA philosophical month measured as forty days of digestion.
- PeriodusThe limit or duration of life.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 4; facsimile PDF page 332 — Facsimile