Fasciculus Chemicus
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Fasciculus Chemicus is a 17th-century alchemical compilation, translated and edited by Elias Ashmole, that gathers key treatises on alchemy and hermetic philosophy.
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| Fasciculus Chemicus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7596595 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fasciculus Chemicus Context triple: [Elias Ashmole, hasWork, Fasciculus Chemicus]
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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.
Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
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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C.
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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D.
Elementa Philosophiae
Elementa Philosophiae is a major philosophical work by Thomas Hobbes that systematically presents his materialist philosophy of nature, man, and the state.
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E.
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.
- 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: Fasciculus Chemicus Target entity description: Fasciculus Chemicus is a 17th-century alchemical compilation, translated and edited by Elias Ashmole, that gathers key treatises on alchemy and hermetic philosophy.
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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.
Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
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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C.
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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D.
Elementa Philosophiae
Elementa Philosophiae is a major philosophical work by Thomas Hobbes that systematically presents his materialist philosophy of nature, man, and the state.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alchemical book
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early modern printed work ⓘ hermetic compilation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English alchemy
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Rosicrucianism ⓘ |
| circulation | learned circles in 17th-century England ⓘ |
| compiler | Elias Ashmole ⓘ |
| containsWorkType | alchemical treatise ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | England ⓘ |
| editor | Elias Ashmole ⓘ |
| editorialApproach | selection of key alchemical texts ⓘ |
| genre |
alchemy
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hermetic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Elias Ashmole ⓘ |
| hasFormat | printed book ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
hidden wisdom
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symbolic interpretation of nature ⓘ transmutation of metals ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| intellectualTradition |
Hermeticism
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Western esotericism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bringing together influential alchemical treatises
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reflecting Ashmole's hermetic interests ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
rare book collections
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research libraries ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Theatrum Chemicum
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Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum ⓘ corpus of early modern alchemical literature ⓘ |
| subject |
alchemical theory
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chrysopoeia ⓘ philosopher's stone ⓘ spiritual alchemy ⓘ |
| translator | Elias Ashmole ⓘ |
| usedBy |
historians of science
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scholars of esotericism ⓘ students of alchemy ⓘ |
| workType |
anthology
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compilation of treatises ⓘ |
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