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Most medieval alchemists believed there were four elements: fire, earth, air, and water. Their idea of elements was a bit different from that of modern chemists.

They knew about some chemical elements, including gold, silver, copper, iron, Mercury, and sulphur, but they did not know they were elements. They discovered some elements, including bismuth, antimony, and arsenic, but they did not know they were elements either. All of these elements, and everything else in nature, they believed, was made up of varying combinations of fire, earth, air, and water.

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