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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordRegenerated mercury defined through its first being.
- In the bookMercurius Crudus concerns a material not separated from its ore, which is a different qualification.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361.
Historical definition
Mercurius regeneratus is the first being of mercury.
Meaning
The definition joins renewal-language to a beginning. It does not state that the referent is simply a new batch of ordinary mercury; it directs the reader to the first being of the named subject. How a particular author relates that beginning to a prior operation must be recovered from the author’s own account.
Use in the book
Mercurius Crudus concerns a material not separated from its ore, which is a different qualification. Mysterium magnum, meanwhile, speaks of first matter universally. The shared language of beginnings does not make these three definitions coextensive.
Places to read
- Mercurius regeneratusRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Mercurius CrudusMercury described before separation from its mineral source.
- Mysterium magnumA universal first matter, rather than one particular prepared subject.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 361, Mercurius regeneratus