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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordQuicksilver described through an origin in tin.
- In the bookDiscus solis gives Quicksilver made from gold; Horion is the Mercury of gold.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 22; facsimile PDF page 350.
Historical definition
Fel Draconis is Quicksilver from tin.
Meaning
The relation “from tin” distinguishes the entry from an unrestricted synonym for Quicksilver. The dictionary gives no account of the process by which the material is obtained. The phrase should remain a reported preparative or material relationship.
Use in the book
Discus solis gives Quicksilver made from gold; Horion is the Mercury of gold. These entries show how mercurial vocabulary can be qualified through another metal. They do not make the materials identical or provide a method for deriving one from the other. The particular source named under Fel Draconis is tin.
Places to read
- Fel DraconisRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Discus solisQuicksilver described through a claimed origin in gold.
- HorionA mercurial term qualified through gold.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 22; facsimile PDF page 350 — Facsimile