2006-12-11 09:16:41 · 9 answers · asked by shrek4me225 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Alchemy is a search to find "Philosophy Stone". It was believed that Philosophy Stone will allow you to convert dirt (or lead, or urine, or other unrelated stuff) into gold. Lead was one of the most popular ones, because lead is close to gold in its weight. It was not known to them that it is not possible to conver one chemical element into another using chemical reactions without changing its atoms. That is not in power of chemistry, but they didn't know it. Although the main goal of alchemy wasn't achieved, it was a predecessor of modern chemistry.
2006-12-11 09:27:49 · answer #1 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Alchemy is the science of turning Metals like Lead and Iron into Gold thru chemicals was attempted durring the early 1600's-1700 and some during the 1800's
2006-12-14 04:10:24 · answer #2 · answered by Jaz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Witchcraft. Spells.This is the mirror of the alchemy web site www.levity.com/alchemy
Reginald Scot on alchemy
Reginald Scot's influential The discoverie of Witchcraft, (first issued in 1584 and reprinted a number of times in the 17th century), has a section (the fourteenth book) devoted to a criticism of alchemy.
2006-12-11 18:29:15 · answer #3 · answered by Faerie loue 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Alchemy is the precursor to chemistry,and many modern sciences that we use today.
Alchemy is the process of taking one object, purifying it and turning into a purer state of it's being.
2006-12-11 22:32:29 · answer #4 · answered by Engel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alchemy was the precursor to modern chemistry. See my source for more. It's stated goal was to transform one substance into another, i.e. lead into gold. Though it never achieved this goal it was the beginnings of chemistry.
2006-12-11 17:24:39 · answer #5 · answered by lord_greatmane 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Alchemy is the process of turning lead into gold. It actually can't be done and was attempted for centuries.
2006-12-11 17:27:00 · answer #6 · answered by Maggie P 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Alchemy is the search to find the philosophers stone
2006-12-11 17:19:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
is a person that resarch for life like for example they are chemist in the present time
2006-12-11 17:20:20 · answer #8 · answered by icac83 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its a gmae on yahoo games
2006-12-11 17:19:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋