India[edit]

Main article: Rasayana
Although most of these appointments were legitimate, the trend of pseudo-alchemical fraud continued through
the Renaissance. Betrüger would use sleight of hand, or claims of secret knowledge to make money or secure
History of Alchemy and Chemistry, and 'Isis', published by The History of Science Society.

iterature[edit]
Main article: Alchemy in art and entertainment
Alchemy has had a long-standing relationship with art, seen both in alchemical texts and in mainstream
entertainment. Literary alchemy appears throughout the history of English literature from Shakespeare to J. K.
Rowling, and also the popular Japanese manga Full Metal Alchemist. Here, characters or plot structure follow
an alchemical magnum opus. In the 14th century, Chaucer began a trend of alchemical satire that can still be
seen in recent fantasy works like those of Terry Pratchett.
Visual artists had a similar relationship with alchemy. While some of them used alchemy as a source of satire,
others worked with the alchemists themselves or integrated alchemical thought or symbols in their work. Music
was also present in the works of alchemists and continues to influence popular performers. In the last hundred
years, alchemists have been portrayed in a magical and spagyric role in fantasy fiction, film, television, novels,
comics and video games.

Modern science[edit]
One goal of alchemy, synthesizing gold, is now technologically possible, though not financially practical. Gold
has been synthesized in particle accelerators as early as 1941.

See also[edit]
 Alchemical symbol
 Biological transmutation in Corentin Louis Kervran
 Cupellation
 Historicism
 History of chemistry
 List of alchemists
 List of topics characterized as pseudoscience
 Nuclear transmutation
 Outline of alchemy
 Porta Alchemica
 Superseded theories in science
 Synthesis of precious metals

Notes[edit]
1. ^ For a detailed look into the problems of defining alchemy, see Linden 1996, pp. 6–36
2. ^ To wit, the Ānandakanda, Āyurvedaprakāśa, Gorakṣasaṃhitā, Kākacaṇḍeśvarīmatatantra,
Kākacaṇḍīśvarakalpatantra, Kūpīpakvarasanirmāṇavijñāna, Pāradasaṃhitā, Rasabhaiṣajyakalpanāvijñāna,
Rasādhyāya, Rasahṛdayatantra, Rasajalanidhi, Rasakāmadhenu, Rasakaumudī, Rasamañjarī, Rasamitra,
Rasāmṛta, Rasapaddhati, Rasapradīpa, Rasaprakāśasudhākara, Rasarājalakṣmī, Rasaratnadīpikā,
Rasaratnākara, Rasaratnasamuccaya, Rasārṇava, Rasārṇavakalpa, Rasasaṃketakalikā, Rasasāra,
Rasataraṅgiṇī, Rasāyanasāra, Rasayogasāgara, Rasayogaśataka, Rasendracintāmaṇi, Rasendracūḍāmaṇi,
Rasendramaṅgala, Rasendrapurāṇa, Rasendrasambhava, Rasendrasārasaṅgraha,
Rasoddhāratantra or Rasasaṃhitā, and Rasopaniṣad.

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