Trans. N. Y. Ac. Set. 



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Mar. 12, 



tisches Oraculum, published] at Ulm, in 1772, and a 400 page folio by 

 J. C. Sommerhoff, published in 1701. 



The speaker said he had carefully studied the abundant material 

 afforded by these and other lists, and had sought some method of 

 classifying these signs. He proposed the following scheme of classifi- 

 cation : 



/. Abbreviations. 

 JVB Balneum marise. 

 V^ Spiritus vini rectificatus. 



«^ i Z Amalgama. 

 Q^Q^ Cucurbita. 

 ^ Sucrum. 

 fT] A river. 



M^ 



■Pi:^^ 



II. Pictorial Signs. 



Feather alum (halotri- 



chite.) 

 Water. 





9 « o c 



Retort. 

 Crucible. 



sand. 



tm, iron, mercury and copper, and probably the signs for lead. 



///. Symbolical Signs. 



^ Hour. 



»^ Crucible (crux) or+®+ 



^ Lime (calx, a spur). 

 O Gold (sol). 

 ^ Silver (luna). 

 ^ Metallic regulus. 

 Oil (three drops ?) 



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IV. Arbitrary Signs. 



Vinegar. 



Cream of Tartar. 



"^ Common Salt or V® 



V Water. 



^— ^ Realgar. 



odbo Burnt Alum. 



<y-X^ Iron. 



and a very large number of numerals, for example : 

 4 Crucible. 33 Cinnabar. 



25 Rock Salt. 18 Common Salt. 



80 Realgar. 63 Cream of Tartar. 



V. Complex Signs, formed by uniting two or more of the preced- 

 ing groups. 



/C7 Reverbertory Fire. [^ Gold Leaf. 



\^ Aqua Fortris. ® Silver Leaf. 



,_^ AT-.- •'• ~R. Balneum Arenae. 



VS Aqua Regia. . . . -B 



^*^f? Aqua Regia. 

 9E Tartar Emetic. . 



^iti^. Aes Ustum. 

 ~\£ Vinum Emeticum. 

 ^ Antimonii Regulus. 



