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The word alchemy derives from the old name for ancient Egypt. Alchemy mixed proto-scientific experiments and mystical philosophy. Practitioners sought the Philosopher’s Stone.

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While alchemy was already largely discredited in most areas by the 12th century, it endured for several more centuries in Western Europe, mostly due to the prospect of creating gold.