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A N ALCHEMICdL CHART.

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AN ALCHEMICAL CHART.

BY PROF.W, P. MASON. This curious chart, indicating the method of manufacturing gold in twelve steps, is to be found among a number of alchemical writings collected by the French sculptor Chaudet, in 1788. No reference is‘ made to the authorship of the chart, and no written description of the details of the process exists, except the terse and blind latin inscriptions upon its face.* “This chart represents t h e supposed production of gold in a series of hermetiCally sealed flasks. The brilliant coloring of the chart renders i t unsuitable for reproduction.-ED.