A look at the history of alchemy and it's influence on science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Introduction to Alchemy (New YouTube Video)
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Introducing Tides of History
History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme, said Mark Twain. From the fall of the Roman Empire to the rise of the modern world: history ebbs and flows over the centuries, driven by great tides of economic, social, political, religious, and cultu...
Episode 79: Biblical Figures as Alchemists
To properly understand several alchemical references, we need to look at a source all alchemists were familiar with: the Bible. This gives a big piece of the puzzle to understanding the world as alchemist saw things.
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