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Indian alchemists and Chinese alchemists made contributions to Eastern varieties of the art. Alchemy is still practiced today by a few, and alchemist characters still appear in recent fictional works and video games. Many alchemists are known from the thousands of surviving alchemical manuscripts and books. Some of their names are listed below.
Alchemists of the medieval Islamic world (1 C, 35 P) This page was last edited on 25 December 2023, at 14:17 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Pseudo-Geber (fl late 13 century) was an alchemist, who wrote Summa perfectionis magisterii, the most important medieval alchemical treaty. Duns Scotus. John Duns Scotus (1266–1308), Doctor Subtilis, was a member of the Franciscan Order, philosopher and theologian.
Researchers have found evidence that Chinese alchemists and philosophers discovered complex mathematical phenomena that were shared with Arab alchemists during the medieval period. Discovered in BC China, the "magic square of three" was propagated to followers of Abū Mūsā Jābir ibn Ḥayyān at some point over the proceeding several hundred ...
Azoth – initially this referred to a supposed universal solvent but later became another name for Mercury. Bitumen – highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum. Blende; Brimstone – sulfur; Flowers of sulfur – formed by distilling sulfur. Caustic potash/caustic wood alkali – potassium hydroxide, formed by adding lime to potash.
Occultism is one form of mysticism. [a] This list comprises and encompasses people, both contemporary and historical, who are or were professionally or otherwise notably involved in occult practices, including alchemists, astrologers, some Kabbalists, [b] magicians, psychics, sorcerers, and practitioners some forms of divination, especially Tarot.
Medieval alchemists (8 C) This page was last edited on 6 December 2021, at 07:57 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Ibn Umayl had important influence on medieval Western (Latin) alchemy, [22] where his work is found under different names, mainly as Senior or as Zadith. [23] His "Silvery Water" e.g. was reprinted as "The Chemical Tables of Senior Zadith" in the collection of alchemical texts: Theatrum Chemicum , and commented upon by Pseudo Aquinas in Aurora ...