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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA furnace defined by flame calcination.
- In the bookCompare Vulcanus, the name given simply to fire, and Vulcanii, workers continually occupied about it.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 40; facsimile PDF page 368.
Historical definition
Reverberatorium is a furnace in which matter is calcined by a flame.
Meaning
This is an instrument entry. The action performed in the furnace, calcination, distinguishes it from a generic source of warmth. The definition does not provide dimensions, fuel, temperature or a plan for construction.
Use in the book
Compare Vulcanus, the name given simply to fire, and Vulcanii, workers continually occupied about it. Together these entries distinguish the agent, the practitioner and a particular instrument.
Places to read
- ReverberatoriumRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- VulcaniiNames for practitioners habitually occupied with fire.
- VulcanusA name directly equated with fire.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 40; facsimile PDF page 368 — Facsimile