Search Results for: metal transmutation

Hamlet Isakhanli DOI: 10.5782/2223-2621.2020.23.2.69 Full Article Abstract Along with sciences, alchemical activity heavily influenced literature and art, and the images of alchemists were widely reflected in the works of poets, writers, artists, philosophers, and scientists. In Eastern and Western literature of ancient, medieval, and modern times, alchemy, together with the intriguing images of alchemists, was used…

Hamlet Isakhanli DOI: 10.5782/2223-2621.2020.23.1.22 Full Article Abstract Alchemy, developing in Ancient Egypt and its environs, was formed during the Islamic age as the branch of science and technology. The transmutation of base metals into noble metals and attempts to achieve immortality or rejuvenation by elixir or philosopher`s stone have been expansively reflected in Eastern literature and…