PHILADELPHIA, April 8 (UPI) --A manuscript by Isaac Newton containing a recipe for a key ingredient in the mythical Philosopher's stone, a substance practitioners of alchemy thought could turn lead ...

One of Isaac Newton's 17th-century alchemy manuscripts, buried in a private collection for decades, reveals his recipe for a material thought to be a step toward concocting the magical philosopher's ...

Nicolas Flamel is one of the most mysterious figures in history, a man whose name has become synonymous with alchemy, secret ...

Jacques Lagniet, “Recueil des plus illustres proverbes, divises en trois livres…” (1657-1663), engraving, on view in The Art of Alchemy (courtesy the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles) The “Great ...

Pioneering astronomer Johannes Kepler may have dabbled in the ancient practice of alchemy, researchers have suggested. A team found traces of metals associated with the practice on manuscript pages ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Through illustrations notoriously difficult to interpret, even when considered in conjunction with the chapters they presumably depict, the ...

In the dim illumination of a library devoted to protecting ancient books from light degradation, James R. Voelkel gingerly picks up a nearly 600-year-old alchemy text. Written by hand sometime around ...

The elixir of life, the philosopher’s stone, lead into gold — these are some of the alchemical images found in literature from the medieval period through J.K. Rawling’s Harry Potter series. An ...

A 17th-century manuscript written by Sir Isaac Newton that was held in a private collection for decades is being placed online, offering a fascinating glimpse into the work of the celebrated physicist ...

Harry Potter's Nicolas Flamel - who, by the way, had existed in real life during the 14th century - was an alchemist believed to have discovered the "philosopher's stone." The Philosopher's stone is ...