Question

Define alchemy and give one example

Answer 1

a form of chemistry in the Middle Ages which involved trying to discover how to change ordinary metals into gold

Answer 2

✮ Alchemy✮

☃ An ancient branch of natural philosophy,

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✦A philosophical and protoscientific tradition practiced throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia, originating in Greco-Roman Egypt in the first few centuries CE.

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߷ Alchemists attempted to purify, mature, and perfect certain materials.

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