Talk:Alchemical symbol

message: I added some elements/compunds from :Image:Alchemy-Digby-RareSecrets.png, though I'm not sure if I put them in the right lists, any alchemy experts care to look over these? Thanks — Boffy b 10:27, 30 November 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Should we add the symbols for the planets here? They're clearly related. — Ashley Y 02:56, 28 March 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added these for the  "7 Planetary Metals." — Fourthgeek 05:59, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  all of the symbols are consistent with the symbols i've found in the tree of life. include some sort of connection somewhere with the ten sphered map of the tree of life, it would be helpful in any future research they have. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.4.92.243 (talk) 08:36, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  There already is a page on astronomical symbols, a link to that page would be preferable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.63.55.81 (talk) 18:13, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Planetary Symbols? 

message: I've pretty much changed everything about this article from when I started. I'm still working to add more symbols. Comments welcome. — Fourthgeek 04:59, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Great job! It was very helpful for my research. I couldn't see the Magnesium symbol very well. There is a big list of alchemical symbols at the following GIF:  — Roie (talk) 00:47, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Fourthgeek's changes

message: I was wondering what sources were used to categorize the symbols for the Alechmical processes/ Zodiac section, and if there were any alternate symbols for the processes out there. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 152.17.115.226 (talk) 19:52, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources 

message: I may be only 13 but I love alcheny. It is so cool and intertaining. Some people think it is either satanic or retarted. But it isn't. I love the element of it, and it just bets my adrenilin pumpin. It is a great science to study and get excited about! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.139.215.199 (talk) 02:31, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  I Love This Science! 

message: Was there a symbol for carbon (or charcoal, etc)
Interesting there is one for Bismuth, which was not actually discovered until alchemy was mostly dead.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.185.238.59 (talk) 03:23, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Carbon 

message: From the article: "Some modern alchemists consider the symbols for these planets to represent the radioactive metals Uranium, Neptunium and Plutonium, respectively"
This (to me) raises the question: There are modern alchemists? like me Communisthamster (talk) 16:20, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Not really, I mean, yes, but not in the same sense as there used to be back then. Since chemistry is so succesful there is no need for Alchemists. There is a market for the philosophy of Alchemists, though every single alchemical text is pretty unreliable. They all contradict each other, which makes (again) chemistry more apealing. The only "Alchemists" that exist today are the ones triying to sell their knoledge in 3 easy payments of 99.99, or the ones writting pretty inacurate esoterical texts.--142.68.53.38 (talk) 22:32, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  The seven planetary metals 

message: Many alchemical substances are missing that were represented by symbols, and nearly all variations of alchemic "products" represented by symbols are missing as well. Not to mention types of processes that are modified zodiac symbols, not the simple zodiac glyphs themselves. here are some process symbols. here too, more process symbols basic metals, some alternate metals, substances, (e.g. glass, substrate of copper), bismuth, magnesium, antimony, even platinum and here.. basic symbols. and those continued. also see here, some random more complex ones, even more. list of highly specific aspect symbology to more general alchemical concepts, and similar, small, difficult to make out, small example of symbols for processes, symbols meaning "at that time" or process resulting in 'red fire' etc, thumbnail of such, microcosm / macrocosm alchemic symbol. set of symbols, another set
Certainly, a work producing an exhaustive list exists on this subject that is likely better than what I have above from an internet search can be sourced. A book on the topic. This article has so much potential because so much more history is actually there than here currently displayed.
What we need are individuals to redraw and upload said images free of copyright violation from a comprehensive work on the subject. Nagelfar (talk) 09:50, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing a lot. Mostly have 'planet & zodiac signs' but alchemic symbols  *extend* upon these types. 

message: The Character Map on Ubuntu says Unicode U+26A8 is ferrous iron sulfate (⚨), and unicode U+26A9 is Magnesium (⚩).  This seems to differ slightly from what we've got up. 72.207.248.117 (talk) 22:14, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Unicode changed those identities after people objected that they were wrong, and they found they didn't have any RS's for them. — kwami (talk) 21:01, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unicode ? 

message: The Unicode characters appear as rectangular boxes containing hexadecimal codes on my Firefox version 31 in Windows 8. On Opera they appear as blank boxes. The article page links to Help:Special characters but that does not help fix the problem, see Help talk:Special characters#Confusing and unhelpful. What is needed are clear working instructions that allow readers to display Unicode fonts on these pages. -84user (talk) 18:19, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unicode does not render on my Firefox version 31 

message: What purpose does the table of miscellaneous symbols (underneath the table of Unicode alchemical symbols) serve? A few of them may be related to alchemy, but the majority of them aren't, so I don't understand why it's there. I just want to confirm if there's a reason before removing it. -- Joyful spherical creature (talk) 22:40, 15 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it's OK to remove them. They aren't sourced anywhere, and I'm pretty certain the protoscientific alchemists knew didn't know of lithium or magnesium. Rursus dixit. (mbork3!) 17:10, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Miscellaneous" Unicode symbols 

message: * I call broken process. this signals editwarring, before RfC closure or even sight of resolvence. Already, I have asked for proper talkflow (eg source ref usage, no personal bf addressing). This needs uninvolved guidance. Without changes, admin ruling comes in sight. Incidentally: the discussion is not to follow let alone contributed to by third epersons. -DePiep (talk) 10:55, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: RfC process

message: Restored full citation including publisher, location, link, and correct original publication year, inexplicably among the details removed as "false claims". Perhaps previous editor saw the date "1932" on 2nd-printing's title page, and ignored or missed turning to the original publication date "1931" on the original title page just 6 pages (3 sheets) later in that book. Also, FYI, the cite-book 'at' parm is used when there's more than numeric 'page/pages' info, as is the case here; that way the abbreviation "p." is not put in front of the text "4 plates...", making it incorrectly look like "p. 4" is the reference followed by "plates...". – .Raven  .talk 19:58, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Louis Reutter de Rosemont's Histoire... 

message: 🜛 [silver] appears in that same proposal from the Newton Chymistry Project, p.13, 2nd from bottom. – .Raven  .talk 05:19, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Silver