Robert P. Multhauf
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LOCATION: Washington, DC, United States
Senior Historian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Author of The Origins of Chemistry; Neptune's Gift.
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Alchemy, a form of speculative thought that, among other aims, tried to transform base metals such as lead or copper into silver or gold and to discover a cure for disease and a way of extending life. Alchemy was the name given in Latin Europe in the 12th century to an aspect of thought that…
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