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It's usage declined with the birth of chemistry which provided a more precise and reliable framework for matter transmutation and medicine within a new grand design of the universe based on rational materialism.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoAlchemy 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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Mercury was not used in alchemy?
yes it is used in alchemy, as a matter of fact, it would be one of the most important metals in alchemy.
How was alchemy different from modern science?
Alchemy used magic.
What is a sentence for the word alchemy?
Early experimenters with alchemy were able to create chemical compounds by trial and error.The Wizard used his alchemy to bring to back to health.
Was Mercury used in alchemy?
Yes, mercury was used in alchemy. It was one of the three primes (sulfur, mercury, and salt), and was considered the connection between high and low.
Why is alchemy no longer a type of science?
To a certain extent it is. It has evolved and changed to what is now a part of chemistry and physics.
Why is alchemy no longer accepted?
Scientists used evidence, analysis, and experiments to disprove alchemy.
Mercury was not used in alchemy?
yes it is used in alchemy, as a matter of fact, it would be one of the most important metals in alchemy.
Can a person use alchemy?
Yes. Alchemy can be used.
How was alchemy different from modern science?
Alchemy used magic.
How can a person use alchemy?
Alchemy is not used any more. In this era, we use chemistry.
How do people use alchemy?
Alchemy is not used any more. In this era, we use chemistry.
How is alchemy like chemistry?
They both use chemicals. But alchemy used magic also.
Is alchemy still in use?
Yes and no. No in that the original alchemy, with its chemically impossible goal of turning lead into gold and such, is no longer in use; if it is then it's very underground. Yes in that the methods of alchemists eventually evolved into modern chemistry. In fact, alchemy is sometimes used as a tongue-in-cheek nickname for chemistry, but this is usually purely literary. So, technically, you could say that "alchemy" is still in use, in its modern form as chemistry.
What is used for fortune telling in alchemy?
Alchemy is a science like the ancient quemistry and it was not an occult practice.
What is a sentence for the word alchemy?
Early experimenters with alchemy were able to create chemical compounds by trial and error.The Wizard used his alchemy to bring to back to health.
Was Mercury used in alchemy?
Yes, mercury was used in alchemy. It was one of the three primes (sulfur, mercury, and salt), and was considered the connection between high and low.
Why is alchemy no longer a type of science?
To a certain extent it is. It has evolved and changed to what is now a part of chemistry and physics.
