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Theophrastus (/ˌθiː.əˈfræstəs/;
Ancient Gr****: Θεόφραστος, romanized: Theophrastos, lit. 'godly phrased'; c. 371 – c. 287 BC) was an
ancient Gr**** philosopher...
- what is
today described as
lapis lazuli. Theophrastus, On
Stones (De
Lapidibus) – IV-23,
translated by D.E. Eichholtz,
Oxford University Press, 1965...
- The
first figure of a
chiastolite appears in Laet's book De
Gemmis et
Lapidibus,
published in 1648. The
chiastolite specimens sold to the
pilgrims came...
- Seal-ring of
Proportion and the
magic rings (2016), p. 47. Damigeron, De
lapidibus (Abel), ch. II, p. 165,
lines 1-19;
Damigeron (Pitra), ch. XIX, vol. iii...
- of the Gr****s, 1951, p. 175,
citing G. Kaibel,
Epigrammata graeca ex
lapidibus collecta, 817,
where the
other god's name, both
father and son of Hermes...
- of the Gr****s, 1951, p. 175,
noting G. Kaibel,
Epigrammata graeca ex
lapidibus collecta, 817,
where the
other god's name, both
father and son of Hermes...
- 375–378 Eichholz, D. E., "Some
Mineralogical Problems in Theophrastus' De
Lapidibus", The
classical Quarterly, New Series, Vol. 17, No. 1 (May, 1967), pp...
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although Adam
Clarke concluded that it was a
reference to
specularibus lapidibus,
clear polished stones used as
lenses or windows. One way to preserve...
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Demonesus has a mine of cyan (κυανόσ) and chrysocolla.
Theophrastus (De
lapidibus)
describes chrysocolla as a kind of "false emerald"
found in gold and...
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philosopher Theophrastus of
Eresus (371–286 BC)
described the
process in De
Lapidibus, the
first scientific book on minerals.
Efforts began early to find a...
