alchemy

Summary

alchemy is a protoscience^[1]. alchemy draws 5,840 Wikipedia views per month (protoscience category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• alchemy's instance of is recorded as protoscience^[3].
• alchemy is a type of occultism^[4].
• alchemy is part of natural philosophy^[5].
• alchemy's Commons category is recorded as Alchemy^[6].
• alchemy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alchemy^[7].
• alchemy's Commons gallery is recorded as Alchemy^[8].
• alchemy's facet of is recorded as history of chemistry^[9].
• alchemy's depicted by is recorded as Alchemy in art and entertainment^[10].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[11].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[12].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[15].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language, Second Edition^[16].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire Infernal^[17].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon^[19].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[20].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[21].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[22].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[23].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition^[24].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[25].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• alchemy's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

alchemy's instance of is recorded as protoscience^[3]. alchemy is a type of occultism^[4].

Use and Application

alchemy is part of natural philosophy^[5].

Influence

Things named for alchemy include chemistry^[28], a branch of science^[29] and Alchemilla^[30], a taxon^[31].

Why It Matters

alchemy draws 5,840 Wikipedia views per month (protoscience category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] alchemy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] alchemy is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

alchemy has been cited as an influence by Mary Anne Atwood^[34], an alchemist^[35], 1817–1910^[36], of United Kingdom^[37].

Entities named for alchemy include chemistry^[28], a branch of science^[29] and Alchemilla^[30], a taxon^[31].

FAQs

Who did alchemy influence?

alchemy has been cited as an influence by Mary Anne Atwood^[34].