Alchemists?

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Would you consider alchemists to be scientists?

2007-02-28 14:52:47 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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I would say no.

They simply tried to create gold out of a base metal, without any basis.

A scientist uses the scientific method. Plans logical experiments and comes to a reasonable conclusion. I don't believe that the alchemists followed this approach

2007-02-28 15:06:57 · answer #1 · answered by reb1240 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No. They are pre-scientific, and more closely associated with astrology and the occult than with modern science.

2007-02-28 15:21:22 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋