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Because it used magic. Alchemy was abandoned because it didn't work. Some of the things that did work became chemistry. No one successfully turned lead into gold. Nor did anyone successfully create the philosopher's stone. Alchemy was basically chemistry with a lot of magic thrown into it. The alchemists were sorcerer want to be's. They attempted to conjure spirits, and use spells on chemicals that they believed contained magical properties, all in a vain attempt to convert base metals into something of greater value. Even Isaac newton, probably the greatest scientific mind of the last 500 years, accomplished nothing in alchemy, even though he experimented with it for decades.
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Why alchemy considered as a pseudo science?
Alchemy was a very genuine scientific inquiry in the middle ages, but it has since been made obsolete by the science of chemistry, which has a much better understanding of chemical phenomena than alchemy did. Anyone still practicing alchemy in the 21st century has failed to understand that science has advanced since the middle ages.
How was alchemy different from modern science?
Alchemy used magic.
What made alchemy different to other science?
It didn't work. Science is all about figuring out how things work. Alchemy doesn't work, and never did.
What is on of the earliest forms of chemistry?
The subject chemistry started when during 600-1600 AD, chemical history was dominated by a pseudo-science called alchemy. Early alchemists were obsessed with the idea of turning cheap metals into gold. They searched for ways to turn less valuable metals such as lead in to gold. They could not succeed and wasted their money and time.
Alchemy was the forerunner of what modern branch of science?
Western Occult
Can people in this days become an alchemist?
Not advisable, Alchemy is understood to be a quack or pseudo-science.
Why did they stop using alchemy?
Alchemy was a pseudo-science that eventually evolved into modern Chemistry, which was simply found and proven to be more right.
Why alchemy considered as a pseudo science?
Alchemy was a very genuine scientific inquiry in the middle ages, but it has since been made obsolete by the science of chemistry, which has a much better understanding of chemical phenomena than alchemy did. Anyone still practicing alchemy in the 21st century has failed to understand that science has advanced since the middle ages.
Is physics a science or pseudo science?
it is a science
How was alchemy different from modern science?
Alchemy used magic.
Differences between science and pseudo science?
Pseudo means "false" so pseudoscience is something claiming to be science that isn't. And science is ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
Why is pseudo science not considered real science?
It is something that is not testable, whereas science is!
What was the first type of science?
Alchemy
Is physics pseudo science?
No. Pseudoscience is a belief or practice which claim to be scientific but have not yet proved it. For instance, some people consider Astrology or Psychic Powers to pseudoscience (personally, I feel astrology is not pseudo science). Physics IS a scientific practice and has been proved throughout history.
Is phrenology science or pseudo science?
Only an old pseudoscience (Gall, 1796).
What made alchemy different to other science?
It didn't work. Science is all about figuring out how things work. Alchemy doesn't work, and never did.
What is used for fortune telling in alchemy?
Alchemy is a science like the ancient quemistry and it was not an occult practice.
