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The art and science of alchemy has fascinated philosophers, occultists, and scientists for thousands of years. References to this practice exist in ancient texts that appear across China, Europe, ...

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Alchemy is making a comeback. No, wizards haven't learned how to transmute lead into gold and they haven't found any rejuvenating elixir of life. But the scholars who write the history of science and ...

A cartoon drawing shows a robed, bearded man with a pet weasel on his shoulder as he examines a piece of paper while sitting at a table containing a book, a flask, and a chunk of gold. Affirmation for ...