The word alchemy derives from the old name for ancient Egypt. The English word alchemy comes from the Arabic al-kimiya, ... Much of the oldest knowledge survived only in fragmentary manuscripts.

IN a reprint from Osiris (2, 220; 1936), W. J. Wilson, of the Library of Congress, Washington, deals with a treatise copied by Arnaldus de Bruxella at Naples between 1473 and 1490, arid purchased ...

THE history of alchemy has a twofold claim on our attention. In the first place, it still has its adherents, who are found not merely in the Orient but also in America, Germany, France, and ...

Looking around for other documents describing the volatility of gold, he found a treasure trove of writings on alchemy by Boyle. One of those manuscripts included a description of an absolutely real ...

While up to now it had been assumed that alchemy was not practiced by the Estonian clergy after the Reformation, a manuscript has come to light in Switzerland that appears to prove otherwise. By the ...