... panacea, which could improve health greatly. All things were believed to be made of four elements, fire, water, air and earth, and gold was the perfect combination of the four. Also, they believed that all things consisted of male or female properties. Since the alchemist had seen air and wood turn into fire, and water to air they believed that any change in physical state is possible. Christians ... from becoming ruined once gold was not rare. Famous Alchemists One of the first major alchemists in Egypt was Democritus. He lived from . Democritus claimed to have produced gold and wrote ...

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