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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA multitude of stars and the presage associated with them.
- In the bookTrigonum concerns transformations of stellar spirits, while Similitudines names celestial appearances.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373.
Historical definition
Turba magna is an innumerable multitude of celestial stars, and a presage made by any of them.
Meaning
The definition joins the celestial multitude with an act of presaging. The first clause describes the stars collectively; the second concerns a sign made by any one of them. Both senses belong to the full entry.
Use in the book
Trigonum concerns transformations of stellar spirits, while Similitudines names celestial appearances. Their shared celestial setting gives a reading route, without making the phenomena equivalent.
Places to read
- Turba magnaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- SimilitudinesAppearances described as celestial.
- TrigonumStellar spirits described through a fourfold elemental transformation.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373 — Facsimile