1. Science and Alchemy

2. Etymology Al – khemet (command) From Egypt, Arab world, Greece A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea, and the preparation of the elixir of longevity. 2. A seemingly magical power or process of transmuting: "He wondered by what alchemy it was changed, so that what sickened him one hour, maddened him with hunger the next" (Marjorie K. Rawlings). The sacred text: The Emerald Tablet

3. Alchemy Understanding the nature, its elements and making a scientific enquiry into the nature’s properties

4. Sir Isaac Newton and Alchemy http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/newton- dark-secrets.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/newton- dark-secrets.html 22.18 minutes Where was Newton born? What influenced him the most in his early childhood? Who were the known scientists around his time and what were their contributions?

5. Newton What were the major contributions of Newton? What was the difference between Newton and Rene’ Descartes’s theories of Nature? Why was Newton’s understanding of alchemy? Why was he drawn to Alchemy? The relationship of science and religion?