Shield with symbols of mercury and sulphur
Date
1 August 1664
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
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Manuscript page number
p3
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 216mm
width (page): 167mm
width (page): 167mm
Subject
Description
Small pen drawing of a shield surrounded by the symbols for mercury and sulphur on either side. This image was drawn within the text of a letter from Balthasar de Monconys (1611-1665) to Robert Moray, dated 1 August 1664. The letter describes Monconys's travels to Germany and Italy, experiments to show the electric force of the air, experiments with gold, a child who could not read or write but could perform complicated arithmetic, black coral in Italy and the bones and teeth of an elephant of Hannibal.
Related fellows
Robert Moray (1608 - 1673, British) , Natural philosopher
Associated place