Learn more about personaldevelopment with this collection
Strategies for building self-confidence
Techniques for embracing your strengths and accomplishments
Tips for seeking support and feedback
Achievements of Alchemists in the Middle Ages
- Medieval alchemists made hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, potash, and sodium carbonate.
- They identified the elements arsenic, antimony, and bismuth.
- They invented and developed laboratories that are still used today in a modified form.
- The practice of alchemy laid the foundation for further development of chemistry as a scientific discipline.
140
557 reads
MORE IDEAS ON THIS
Disreputable Associations of Alchemy
- Due to the secrecy of alchemists, the Catholic Church viewed alchemy with suspicion and ultimately condemned it.
- Alchemy was never taught in Universities but passed on from teacher to apprentice or student.
- Followers of the occult were attracted to alchemy.
- Alchem...
138
531 reads
Medieval Alchemy
Alchemy in the Middle Ages was a mixture of science, philosophy, and mysticism. Alchemists approached their craft, believing that purity of mind, body, and spirit was necessary.
Medieval alchemy was centered around the idea that all matter was composed of four elem...
158
1.05K reads
Origins and History of Alchemy
- Alchemy emerged independently in China, India, and Greece, but degenerated into superstition. It drifted to Egypt and survived as a scholarly discipline.
- In the 12th century, it was revived in Europe when scholars translated Arabic works into Latin.
- By the end of the 13th...
142
662 reads
Famous Medieval Alchemists
- Thomas Aquinas, a theologian, studied alchemy before it was condemned by the Church.
- Roger Bacon was the first European to describe how to make gunpowder.
- Paracelsus used his knowledge of chemical processes to benefit the...
140
562 reads
The Goals of Medieval Alchemists
- To discover the relationship of man to the cosmos.
- To find the ingredient to make an elixir of immortality and transform common substances into gold.
- Late in the Middle Ages, to use alchemy as a tool in the progress of medicine.
146
596 reads
CURATED FROM
CURATED BY
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving & library
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Personalized recommendations
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates