Symbol 39:2

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39:2 ·
The sign for the
element of fire,
, but with a cross added
to its top became the most common symbol for phosphorus, a substance that is closely
associated with fire. Phosphorus was also drawn
.
As phosphorus was not discovered until 1669,
is
in fact an early chemical sign rather than a late alchemical.
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and
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