An Alchemist in his Workshop, depicts alchemy in the 17th century
Wikipedia - "Alchemy (Arabic:al-kimia) (Hebrew:אלכימיה al-himia) is both a philosophy and a practice with an aim of achieving ultimate wisdom as well as immortality, involving the improvement of the alchemist as well as the making of several substances described as possessing unusual properties. The practical aspect of alchemy generated the basics of modern inorganic chemistry, namely concerning procedures, equipment and the identification and use of many current substances."
Wikipedia, The Alchemy web site, Transforming the Alchemists - NYT
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