Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Encyclopedias
Alchemy

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Alces`tis
Next Entry
Alcibi`ades
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

The early analysis of substances which has in modern times developed into chemistry, and which aimed chiefly at the discovery of the philosopher's stone, of a universal solvent, and of the elixir of life; it has been defined to be "an art without art, which has its beginning in falsehood, its middle in toil, and its end in poverty."

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Alchemy'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​a/alchemy.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile