Alchemical symbol
From open-encyclopedia.com - the free encyclopedia.
Alchemical symbols, originally devised as part of the protoscience of alchemy, were used to denote some elements and some compounds until the 18th century. The elements that had alchemical symbols are:
- Antimony ♁
- Arsenic
- Bismuth ♉
- Boron
- Copper ♀
- Fire Δ
- Gold ☉
- Iron ♂
- Lead
- Magnesium ⊛
- Mercury ☿
- Phosphorus
- Platinum
- Potassium
- Silver ☾
- Sulfur
- Tin ♃
- Water <math>\nabla<math>
- Zinc
The compounds that had alchemical symbols are:
- Sal armoniac *
- Aqua Fortis A.F.
- Aqua Regis A.R.
- Spirit of Wine S.V.
- Amalgama ååå
- ...
