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The Alchemist in Search of the Philosophers Stone (1771)
The Alchemist in Search of the Philosophers Stone (1771)

con artists who would use chemical tricks and sleight of hand to "demonstrate" the transmutation of common metals into gold. Alchemy can be regarded as the precursor of the modern science of chemistry prior to the formulation of the scientific method. (more...
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