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Science and Alchemy

Science and Alchemy. Etymology. Al – khemet (command) From Egypt, Arab world, Greece A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea, and the preparation of the elixir of longevity.

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Science and Alchemy

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  1. Science and Alchemy

  2. Etymology • Al – khemet (command) • From Egypt, Arab world, Greece • A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea, and the preparation of the elixir of longevity. • 2. A seemingly magical power or process of transmuting: "He wondered by what alchemy it was changed, so that what sickened him one hour, maddened him with hunger the next" (Marjorie K. Rawlings). • The sacred text: The Emerald Tablet

  3. Alchemy • Understanding the nature, its elements and making a scientific enquiry into the nature’s properties

  4. Sir Isaac Newton and Alchemy • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/newton-dark-secrets.html • 22.18 minutes • Where was Newton born? • What influenced him the most in his early childhood? • Who were the known scientists around his time and what were their contributions?

  5. Newton • What were the major contributions of Newton? • What was the difference between Newton and Rene’ Descartes’s theories of Nature? • Why was Newton’s understanding of alchemy? • Why was he drawn to Alchemy? • The relationship of science and religion?

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