Posted by grim (206.162.192.40) on March 22, 2003 at 20:38:23:
In Reply to: MORE clues/ MORE information posted by David on March 22, 2003 at 14:37:57:
: I almost forgot the fact that the crab was a water creature. Also Besslers other clue
: >Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter are ready to join in any battle.
As previously posted, in the old world of alchemy these symbols also represented metals.
If I recall correctly, Saturn is lead, Mars is iron, and Jupiter is tin. Lead and tin comprise solder, but also comprise babbit metal,
a still-used bearing material. Iron speaks for itself.
FYI- Surprisingly, Newton, the famous scientist and physicist, was also an alchemist.