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Alchemy

Date Submitted: 12/18/2004 19:39:30
Category: / Science & Technology
Length: 4 pages (995 words)
Alchemy Alchemy was a major part of medieval times. Its practitioners' main goals were transmutation and transcendence. Alchemy used the elements of Nature in their experiments. Only later were our elements of today adopted. Alchemists also invented many new methods to use for getting pure forms of the elements. Alchemy is responsible for many of the techniques and methods in use today as well as for the many New Age sciences. Alchemy is one of …
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