The Lure and Romance of Alchemy

According afterward alchemist alchemy ancient apparatus appears arsenic became become began believed body Borri brought called carried century changed chemistry claimed colour contained continued copper Court crucible describes discovered discovery distillation early earth Elixir Emperor employed experiments fire furnace gave give glass gold Greek hand heat idea influence interested iron Italy John King knowledge known laboratory later lead learned lived manuscript master means medicine mentions mercury metals moon mysterious nature obtained operations origin period Philosopher's Stone philosophers physician placed poison powder practised prepared present produced quantity received recorded regarded represented result retort returned salt says secret sent seven showed silver Society spirit Stone story sublimation substances success sulphur symbols tells things tincture tion took transmutation travelled treatise various vessel writings written