s substance. He called it the tincture also called the philosopher stone later on.Many of the processes in alchemy were chemical thought they didnt call it this. But there wasnt much science involved in their mixing of substances; most of it relied on folklore and superstition. Many of the reactions the created used impure mixtures of chemicals that they regarded as a substance not knowing that they were using several different chemicals at once.For many alchemists the mixing of chemicals wasnt as important as the chanting and incantations the said while they made their potions and elixirs. In fact this lead to myth of magic and witchcraft where spells were cast using only spoken words. Many of the practices of early alchemy, which was around since 300B.C., contributed to development of magical practice.Alchemy spawned has a more credible practice than magic. Thats the science of chemistry. During the time alchemy was in use list of known substances was greatly increased and several important discoveries were made such as mineral acids. Also allot of the procedures as tools used in chemistry came from alchemy. In the 18hundreds alchemy gave way to chemistrys more accurate results and far more scientific methods. Scientists of the 16hundreds 17hundreds and 18hundreds brought about new ideas and changed peoples way of thinking. Alchemy was thought of as wrong and actually outlawed in many places.During the 15 hundreds and 16hundreds alchemist had a hard time practicing because many countries wouldnt let them practice unless the worked for the sovereign of that nation. The sovereign considered them a threat, if they produced a lot of gold the sovereigns would decrease in value however if the alchemists worked for them then they could increase their wealth. Many alchemists who didnt work for a sovereign were often imprisoned or killed....
