40:13 · Soufre des philosophes, or the wise man's sulphur, a sign used in seventeenth-century chemistry. Compare with in Group 39, the most common sign for sulphur.
    A synonymous sign is according to Diderot's Encyclopedia. Wise men's sulphur was also drawn according to Diderot.

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