| Alchemy. Such a misunderstood science. I
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| | was the perfect metal, and that if the
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| hope this article can help set things
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| | philosipher's stone was created, it would
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| straight for whomever reads it.Alchemy is
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| | be a substance so much more perfect than
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| an ancient art, first practiced in the
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| | gold, that it would make the less perfect
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| Middle Ages. It was devoted to finding a
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| | metals transmute.Roger Bacon believed
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| substance that would transmute, (or turn)
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| | that gold dissolved in Aqua Regia* was
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| common metals in to gold, silver or other
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| | the elixer of life. The Italian
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| precious metals, and also to cause
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| | Scholastic philosopher St. Thomas
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| immortality in humans. Alchemy was most
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| | Aquinas, the Catalan churchman Raymond
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| likely the first time people dipped their
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| | Lully, and the Benedictine monk Basil
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| toes into chemistry.Alchemy began in
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| | Valentine also did much to further the
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| Ancient Egypt, and was especially
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| | progress of chemistry and alchemy, in
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| prevalent in Alexandria in the
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| | discovering the uses of antimony, the
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| Hellenistic period. At the same time,
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| | making of amalgams, and the isolation of
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| China had been tinkering with the ideas
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| | spirits of wine, or ethyl alcohol.Perhaps
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| as well. Early writings about alchemy by
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| | the most famous Alchemist was the Swiss
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| greek philosiphers are sometimes thought
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| | Philippus Paracelsus. He believed that
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| of as the first chemical theories.
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| | the elements of compound bodies were
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| Empedocles (im-ped-oh-klees) formed the
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| | salt, sulfur and mercury, representing
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| all too famous theory that all things in
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| | earth, air and water. Fire however was
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| existence were made of air, fire, earth
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| | imponderable to him. He believed also,
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| and water. Later, the emperor Diocletian
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| | that there was one more element, the
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| (die-oh-klee-shun) ordered all of the
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| | source of the four ancients. This one
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| Egyptian texts on the chemistry of gold
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| | element that created everything was
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| and silver to be burned and for all
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| | called Alkahest, and he stated that if it
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| expirements to stop.Zosimus the Theban
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| | were found, it would prove to be the
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| disvovered that sulfuric acid is a
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| | universal medicine, an irrisistable
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| solvent of metals, and, using this, he
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| | solvent, and the philosipher's stone. In
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| removed oxygen from the red oxide of
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| | other words, it was the ultimate form of
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| mercury, turning the oxidized mercury
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| | perfection.After this, the alchemists of
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| pure again, much like if you took rust
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| | Europe split into two main groups. Those
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| off a nail, it would be a normal nail
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| | based on facts and hard research, and
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| again. Alchemy's fundemental concept came
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| | those who dabbled in the metaphysical,
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| from an Aristotelian doctrine saying that
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| | these entangled alchemy in fraud,
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| all things tend to reach perfection at
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| | necromancy, and imposture. This gives
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| some point. Since other common metals
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| | alchemy the current mysterious
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| were "less perfect" than gold and other
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| | status.Perhaps the most fun part of
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| precious metals, it made sense to these
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| | Alchemy is the coded engravings that were
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| researchers that these metals would
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| | made during the time. Many of them are
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| eventually turn to gold. Also it was
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| | still around, and almost impossible to
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| thought that nature must make gold out of
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| | decifer without an explaination. Using
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| common metals deep within the earth, so
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| | obscure characters including the planets
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| with any luck, this process could be done
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| | themselves as symbols for who-knows-what.
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| in the lab with good result.Eventually
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| | Kings, queens, crows, multi-blossom
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| Alchemy reached Arabia, where the first
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| | flowers, and green lions abound.Hi. I am
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| book on Chemistry was written. From there
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| | coconut of ! Thank you for reading and
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| it travelled through Spain, into Europe.
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| | considering my articles. It would be very
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| Roger Bacon, and Albertus Magnus both
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| | much appreciated if a link or simple URL
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| believed that transmutation to gold was
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| | was back to my site wherever you use my
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| possible. Most people, including these
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| | articles! Thank you!
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| two famous Alchemists, believed that gold
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