Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
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Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum is a 17th-century anthology of English alchemical and hermetic poetry compiled and edited by antiquary Elias Ashmole.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum Context triple: [Elias Ashmole, hasWork, Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum]
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The Sceptical Chymist
The Sceptical Chymist is a 1661 scientific work by Robert Boyle that challenged traditional alchemy and helped lay the foundations of modern chemistry by proposing a corpuscular theory of matter.
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Academia Naturae Curiosorum
Academia Naturae Curiosorum was the original Latin name of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, one of the oldest continuously existing scientific academies in the world.
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Quaestiones ad Thalassium
Quaestiones ad Thalassium is a collection of theological questions and answers traditionally attributed to the early Christian monk and theologian Maximus the Confessor.
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Paracelsian iatrochemistry
Paracelsian iatrochemistry was an early modern medical-chemical movement inspired by Paracelsus that sought to explain and treat disease through chemical principles and remedies rather than traditional Galenic humoral theory.
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Parasceve ad Historiam Naturalem et Experimentalem
Parasceve ad Historiam Naturalem et Experimentalem is a methodological treatise by Francis Bacon that outlines the systematic collection and organization of natural and experimental histories as a foundation for his new scientific method.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum Target entity description: Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum is a 17th-century anthology of English alchemical and hermetic poetry compiled and edited by antiquary Elias Ashmole.
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A.
The Sceptical Chymist
The Sceptical Chymist is a 1661 scientific work by Robert Boyle that challenged traditional alchemy and helped lay the foundations of modern chemistry by proposing a corpuscular theory of matter.
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B.
Academia Naturae Curiosorum
Academia Naturae Curiosorum was the original Latin name of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, one of the oldest continuously existing scientific academies in the world.
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C.
Quaestiones ad Thalassium
Quaestiones ad Thalassium is a collection of theological questions and answers traditionally attributed to the early Christian monk and theologian Maximus the Confessor.
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D.
Paracelsian iatrochemistry
Paracelsian iatrochemistry was an early modern medical-chemical movement inspired by Paracelsus that sought to explain and treat disease through chemical principles and remedies rather than traditional Galenic humoral theory.
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E.
Parasceve ad Historiam Naturalem et Experimentalem
Parasceve ad Historiam Naturalem et Experimentalem is a methodological treatise by Francis Bacon that outlines the systematic collection and organization of natural and experimental histories as a foundation for his new scientific method.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alchemical anthology
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early modern English book ⓘ poetry anthology ⓘ |
| aim |
to collect hermetic writings in English verse
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to preserve English alchemical poetry ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ashmolean circle
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Royalist intellectual culture in 17th-century England ⓘ |
| century | 17th century ⓘ |
| compiler | Elias Ashmole ⓘ |
| compilerOccupation |
alchemist
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antiquary ⓘ astrologer ⓘ |
| containsWork |
The Compound of Alchymy
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The Ordinal of Alchemy ⓘ The Tale of the Chanounes Yemane ⓘ |
| containsWorkBy |
Edward Kelley
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Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ George Ripley ⓘ John Dee ⓘ Thomas Charnock ⓘ Thomas Norton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| editor | Elias Ashmole ⓘ |
| field |
history of alchemy
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history of science ⓘ |
| fullTitle |
Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum: Containing Severall Poeticall Pieces of Our Famous English Philosophers, Who Have Written the Hermetique Mysteries in Their Owne Ancient Language
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linked to:
Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
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| genre |
alchemical literature
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hermetic poetry ⓘ |
| hasFormat | folio ⓘ |
| includes |
biographical notes on authors
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editorial commentary ⓘ glosses on alchemical terms ⓘ |
| influenced | later scholarship on English alchemy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a major source for English alchemical poetry
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its extensive editorial notes by Elias Ashmole ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| printer | J. Grismond ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1652 ⓘ |
| publisher | J. Grismond ⓘ |
| structure | single-volume collection ⓘ |
| subject |
Hermeticism
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alchemy ⓘ esotericism ⓘ occultism ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | medieval and early modern English alchemical tradition ⓘ |
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Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
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Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum: Containing Severall Poeticall Pieces of Our Famous English Philosophers, Who Have Written the Hermetique Mysteries in Their Owne Ancient Language
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linked to: Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum