In %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20The%20Alchemist.%20... alchemy, an athanor is a %20%20%20A%20furnace%20is%20a%20device%20for%20heating%20air%20or%20any%20other%20fluid.%20... furnace used to provide heat for alchemical digestion. An athanor is a self-feeding furnace, designed to maintain a uniform %20%20%20Temperature%20is%20the%20physical%20property%20of%20a%20system%20which%20underlies%20the%20common%20notions%20of%20%5Chot%5C%20and%20%5Ccold%5C%3B%20the%20material%20with%20the%20higher%20temperature%20is%20said%20to%20be%20hotter.%20%20%20... temperature.

Other References

In the work Life of Apollonius by %20%20%20Philostratus%2C%20was%20the%20name%20of%20several%2C%20three%20(or%20four)%2C%20Greek%20sophists%20of%20the%20Roman%20imperial%20period%3A%20%20Philostratus%20%5Cthe%20Athenian%5C%20(c.%20... Philostratus the Athenian, an allegorical description is given of an occult hill. The author gives this hill the name "Athanor".

See Also

• %20%20%20Apollonius%20of%20Tyana%20(%20%202-%20%2098)%20was%20a%20%20%20philosopher%20and%20%20%20mathematician%20of%20%20%20Greek%20origin.%20... Apollonius of Tyana

External links

• Athanor as an occult hill (http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/a/athanor.html)
• The Life of Apollonius of Tyana (http://www.mountainman.com.au/a_tyana0.html) - by Philostratus; selection of extracts from the translation of F.C.Conybeare, including translator's introduction (1912)
• Site with a picture of an athanor (http://www.alchymie.net/english_version/welcome.htm)