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Alchemy - Wikipedia Alchemy (from the Arabic word al-kīmīā, الكیمیاء) is an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that was historically practised in China, India, the Muslim world, and Europe [1]
Alchemy | Definition, History, Meaning, Facts | Britannica alchemy, a form of speculative thought that, among other aims, tried to transform base metals such as lead or copper into silver or gold and to discover a cure for disease and a way of extending life
What is alchemy? - Royal Society of Chemistry What is alchemy? The art of alchemy was handed down through the centuries from Egypt and Arabia to Greece and Rome, and finally to western and central Europe The word is derived from the Arabian phrase "al-kimia," which refers to the preparation of the Stone or Elixir by the Egyptians
Alchemy - World History Encyclopedia Alchemy is an ancient practice aimed at recreating precious substances using recipes and transformative materials such as the philosopher's stone Alchemists
Alchemy: An Overview - Encyclopedia. com In Chinese, Indian, and Greek texts alchemy is referred to as "the Art," or by terms indicating radical and beneficial change, for example, transmutation Until quite recently, historians of science have studied alchemy as a protochemistry, that is, an embryonic science
Alchemy, Transmutation, Philosophers Stone - Britannica In general, alchemists sought to manipulate the properties of matter in order to prepare more valuable substances Their most familiar quest was to find the philosopher’s stone, a magical substance that would transmute ordinary metals such as copper, tin, iron, or lead into silver or gold
Outline of alchemy - Wikipedia Alchemy – A philosophical tradition recognized as protoscience, that includes the application of Hermetic principles, and practices related to mythology, religion, and spirituality
Alchemy - Encyclopedia. com Alchemy The art and science by which the chemical philosophers of medieval times attempted to transmute the baser metals into gold and silver Alchemy is also the name of the Gnostic philosophy that undergirded the alchemical activity, a practical philosophy of spiritual purification
Alchemy - Chemistry, Transmutation, Philosophies | Britannica Scholars generally agree that alchemy had something to do with chemistry, but the modern Hermetic holds that chemistry was the handmaiden of alchemy, not the reverse From this point of view the development of modern chemistry involved the abandonment of the true goal of the art
Alchemy Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary ALCHEMY meaning: 1 : a science that was used in the Middle Ages with the goal of changing ordinary metals into gold; 2 : a power or process that changes or transforms something in a mysterious or impressive way