Medieval alchemists thought that a Philosopher's Stone could turn base metals into what?

Most alchemists were brilliant men. Paracelsus discovered zinc in circa 1526 and Hennig Brand discovered phosphorus in 1669

know it cause of harry potter 😂

jim, New elements seem to be created in increasingly tiny sub microscopic amounts and last for millionths of a nanosecond second. How do they measure so tiny and short lived, and how can they prove that just happened.

Pipe dreams yes, we are all free to have such. Greed and cheap wealth is a driving factor in man’s quest sometimes, but not one of us is the Creator. He has the knowledge of transmutation. ! ! !

Hank, so many elements, the time n effort to create new ones still exists ?

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