Alchemy ??

Question

My mate has said recently that he likes stuff to do with alchemy, and seeing as his birthday is coming up, I thought I'd get him a book on it. Thing is, I know nothing about it, or what it is!!

Can anyone recommend anything? Advice greatly appreciated!

thanks

Answer 1

alchemy is the pseudoscientific predecessor of chemistry that sought a method of transmuting base metals into gold - hope this helps

~x~

Answer 2

I just looked at your profile and saw your age,so guessing that your male friend is about that age too,I'm wondering if he has a garden and is into gardening?

I have a most beautiful rose called Alchemist.

It would make a lovely gift.

Answer 3

have fun for all the time

Answer 4

hey, does your friend watch cartoons/anime? if so, id say get him this anime: Full Metal Alchemist.

its fiction though.. but its nice. cool story but not real alchemy.

Answer 5

Well, get him a book from this site... http://www.crucible.org/

it is where the guild goes to do all of its shopping :D

Answer 6

In the history of science, alchemy (from the Arabic خيمياء al-khymiyā' [1]) refers to both an early form of the investigation of nature and an early philosophical and spiritual discipline, both combining elements of chemistry, metallurgy, physics, medicine, astrology, semiotics, mysticism, spiritualism, and art all as parts of one greater force. Alchemy has been practiced in Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Persia, India, Japan, Korea and China, in Classical Greece and Rome, in the Muslim civilization, and then in Europe up to the 19th century—in a complex network of schools and philosophical systems spanning at least 2500 years.