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Alchemy

Alchemy. John Brown Mrs. Hope 2 nd Block Honors Brit Lit. Purpose.

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Alchemy

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  1. Alchemy John Brown Mrs. Hope 2nd Block Honors Brit Lit

  2. Purpose • Alchemy was created by doctors and mathematicians of the 16th/17th centuries. Alchemy included different healing methods as well as transformation base metals, such as iron and copper, into gold. Alchemy was also created for different methods of healing.

  3. Alchemists Throughout History • Chang Tao-Ling (Chinese) • Hermes Trismegistus (Egyptian) • Rhasis (Arabian) • Arnold de Villeneuve or Villanova (European) • Jean Baptista Van Helmont (French)

  4. Misconceptions • Alchemy was thought to be a type of witchcraft, people were unable to understand how a man could transform something as worthless as iron into something as valuable as gold. People thought that alchemists obtained their powers from the devil.

  5. Alchemical Texts • Emerald Tablet • AsclepianDialogues • Divine Pymander • The Sum of the Perfect Magistery

  6. Works Cited • Cockren, A.. "History of Alchemy from Ancient Egypt to Modern Times.." Transform Yourself Using the Operations of Alchemy! . N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Aug. 2013. <http://www.alchemylab.com/history_of_alchemy.htm>. • Hefner, Alan G.. "Alchemy." the MYSTICA.ORG. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Aug. 2013. <http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/a/alchemy.htm>.

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