The Misunderstood History of Alchemy
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We've all heard of alchemy in the realm of sorcery and the occult, but the true history is a different story. Come learn with me about the ancient history of this misunderstood science, and some myths we can debunk!
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Sources
Visualization in Medieval Alchemy by Barbara Obrist
Alchemy and Christianity in the Middle Ages by Zachary A. Matus
What Is (Was) Alchemy? By A. Tramer, R. Voltz, F. Lahmani and J. Szczepinska-Tramer
Views on History in Medieval Alchemical Writings by Barbara Obrist
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The Englishing of Medieval Alchemy by Jennifer M. Rampling
”A Brief History of Alchemy,” by Curtis Runstedler in Alchemy and Exemplary Poetry in Middle English Literature
From Alchemy to Chemistry by John Read
What Have We Learned from the Recent Historiography of Alchemy? By William R. Newman
Chymistry (Alchemy/Chemistry) by Dóra Bobory in the Encyclopedia of Early Modern Philosophy and Sciences
Technology and Alchemical Debate in the Late Middle Ages by William Newman
The Problem of the Origins of Alchemy by Tenney L. Davis
The Philosophers’ Stone - Alchemical Imagination and The Souls Logical Life by Stanton Marlan