Vulcan

Vulcan is the name of several different things, derived from the name of the Roman god of fire and volcanoes, who made weapons for the other gods. *Vulcan (god), a god in Roman mythology *Avro Vulcan, aircraft *M61 Vulcan, gun *Vulcan (planet), a hypothetical planet between Mercury (planet) and the Sun * Vulcan processor, a type of processors *Vulcan (Star Trek), the fictional planet and the race in Star Trek *The Town of Vulcan, Alberta *The City of Vulcan, Romania *Vulcan Media, an educational software company from Poland *Vulcan (volcano), a volcano in New Guinea *Vulcan of the alchemists, primary 'deity' associated with Paracelsian alchemy *Vulcan OS, an operating system for some Harris Corporation minicomputers *Vulcan Ventures, an investment company founded by Paul Allen *Vulcan Foundry, a United Kingdom locomotive builder *Vulcan Iron Works, a United States locomotive builder *The Vulcan, an occassional magazine from various organs of Young Fine Gael, the youth wing of the Irish political party, Fine Gael *The Vulcan statue, a monument to industry in Birmingham, Alabama *Vulcan Materials Company, a construction materials company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama *Vulcan Corporation, a company in Clarksville, Tennessee *Kawasaki Vulcan, a cruiser by Kawasaki. See also, Kawasaki motorcycles

Vulcan

References to Vulcan as the god of fire and of alchemists was introduced into hermetic terminology by the Swiss physician Paracelsus, who viewed fire as a purifying art 'He who is Vulcan has the power of the art' etc. etc. Allusion to Vulcan can be found in other Paracelsian inclined alchemists including Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Arthur Dee and Sir Thomas Browne.

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