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Nine Books on the Nature of Things
Attributed to Paracelsus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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These mining names occur in the group assigned a tinging metallic spirit. The life catalogue prints Wismat, while the mortification catalogue has wismut; note 33 associates that name with bismuth but warns against identifying historical materials solely by resemblance to modern element names. Kobalt, zinz and zwitter likewise retain their historical scope. The secure local relationship is their common classification by life-bearing spirit and its removal, not an established modern composition.
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- Book 4 · Life · Passage 8Latin“kobalti, zinzi”