num_pages: 160
description: Alchemy has traditionally been viewed as 'the history of an error', an example of medieval gullibility and greed, in which alchemists tried to turn lead into gold, create fabulous wealth and find the elixir of life.But alchemy has also been described as 'the mightiest secret that a man can possess', and it obsessed the likes of Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle and many of the founders of modern science.FulcanelliNicholas FlammelAlbertus MagnusRoger BaconParacelsusHermes TrismegistusAthanasius KircherGiordano BrunoJohn DeeRabbi Judah Loew
language: English
title: Alchemy and Alchemists
titlecomplete: Alchemy and Alchemists
genres: Science, Nonfiction, Chemistry, Alchemy, History
ratings_count: 116
publisher: Pocket Essentials