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... alchemists intended . Roughly formulated , what they tried to achieve was the transmutation of base metals into nobler ones . This labor consisted of different phases and various operations . For instance , one of the first operations ...
... alchemists intended . Roughly formulated , what they tried to achieve was the transmutation of base metals into nobler ones . This labor consisted of different phases and various operations . For instance , one of the first operations ...
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... alchemists it was Hermes , the winged messenger of the gods , who flies up and down through two worlds - ' as above , so below ' , who stood at the cradle of it all . Hermes Trismegistus , Her- mes the Thrice Great was regarded as the ...
... alchemists it was Hermes , the winged messenger of the gods , who flies up and down through two worlds - ' as above , so below ' , who stood at the cradle of it all . Hermes Trismegistus , Her- mes the Thrice Great was regarded as the ...
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... alchemists keep giving the sound advice that when working with mercury , the vessel should always be well sealed , so that it cannot evaporate or flow away . Mer- cury was an invaluable asset in the alchemist's laboratory , and every ...
... alchemists keep giving the sound advice that when working with mercury , the vessel should always be well sealed , so that it cannot evaporate or flow away . Mer- cury was an invaluable asset in the alchemist's laboratory , and every ...
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