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We often forget that an important part of "scientific" knowledge was built on
the study of alchemy and other magical practices Alchemists were
interested in changing certain metals into more valuable ones For example
they tried to change lead into gold, However, they also wanted to produce
medicines (that would allow people to live forever or cure any disease. The
philosopher's stone is known to us today from the Harry Potter series of
To novels
and movies This magical stone was believed to have enormous
powers and make you capable of doing and knowing pretty much everything.
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*John Dee was an alchemist (who was particularly interested in the problem
<of foretelling the future from the positions of the stars and other planets He
was also an expert in ordinary mathematics and navigation, One of his most
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important projects involyed, research (on a universal language (for
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communicating with angels!Dee was extremely successful He made a lot of
money/had (extremely high status (in universities and government, and
owned one of the best libraries in Europe/much of it dedicated to magic.
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However towards the end of the sixteenth century/ideas about magic were
changing. Many Christians in England were unhappy(that people were still
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communicating with the spirit world which was one of the goals of sixteenth
century magicians, As you know Japanese people welcome the spirits of
ancestors into the house during the Bon festival European Christians were
not happy (about that kind of thing, and they complained (about similar
European festivals like Halloween) At the same time, many Christians were
afraid that alchemists might be trying to steal God's power. As a result, there
was a powerful movement to shut down magic once and for all.
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You may be familiar with the Japanese manga and anime series *Fullmetal
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Alchemist./The story takes place (in a fictional world in which alchemy
continues to function as a normal part of scientific knowledge For example>
the heroes (of the series are searching for the philosopher's stone,/and
alchemists carry out important work(on behalf of the government/If our
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modern world had developed (in the same way as the world of Fullmetal
Alchemist people like John Dee would probably have continued to do well. In
fact, he lost his jobs and money and died in poverty.
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