Can alchemy be described as a protoscience? Do ancient texts with obscure formulas and procedures describe mystic rituals and allegoric visions? Or do they record instructions to carry out real ...

Within a 20-minute walk from Notre Dame Cathedral, in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, is the oldest house in the city: the house of Nicolas Flamel. If the name rings a vague bell, perhaps it’s ...

Five Babylonian tablets revealed that these ancient people were using sophisticated geometry Sophisticated geometry - the branch of mathematics that deals with shapes - was being used at least 1,400 ...

People in ancient Babylon used geometry to calculate the position of Jupiter some 1,400 years earlier than previously thought, researchers said Friday. The findings in the US journal Science are based ...

Alchemy is an ancient practice shrouded in mystery and secrecy. Its practitioners mainly sought to turn lead into gold, a quest that has captured the imaginations of people for thousands of years.

The name Cleopatra probably conjures visions of heavy eye-makeup, snake arm-bracelets and perfume-drenched sails. But the Last Queen of Egypt wasn’t the only Cleopatra who wielded extraordinary power ...

ONE of the early Chinese texts on alchemy is the Ts'an T'ung Ch'i of Wei Po Yang, who has been called the father of Chinese alchemy. His treatise has been regarded as the earliest work in the Chinese ...

Ancient Babylonian astronomers were way ahead of their time, using sophisticated geometric techniques that until now had been considered an achievement of medieval European scholars. That is the ...

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