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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA name defined through finding mines.
- In the bookMarcasita and Kachimia describe unripe metallic matter; Lethargius concerns finding the mine.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 30; facsimile PDF page 358.
Historical definition
Lethargius is a finder of mines.
Meaning
The finder’s function is the whole explanation provided. The entry does not say whether the immediate referent is a person, an instrument or a power invoked in a particular account. Selecting one of those possibilities would go beyond its wording.
Use in the book
Marcasita and Kachimia describe unripe metallic matter; Lethargius concerns finding the mine. This distinction keeps an agent or means of discovery separate from the material discovered.
Places to read
- LethargiusRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- KachimiaMetallic ore described as unripe and at its beginning.
- MarcasitaA varied category of metallic matter understood as unripe.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 30; facsimile PDF page 358 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 358, Lethargius