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Alchemists attempted to purify, mature, and perfect certain materials. Common aims were chrysopoeia, the transmutation of "base metals" (e.g., lead) into "noble metals" (particularly gold); the creation of an elixir of immortality; and the creation of panaceas able to cure any disease. The perfection of the human body and soul was thought to result from the ''alchemical magnum opus'' ("Great Work"). | Alchemists attempted to purify, mature, and perfect certain materials. Common aims were chrysopoeia, the transmutation of "base metals" (e.g., lead) into "noble metals" (particularly gold); the creation of an elixir of immortality; and the creation of panaceas able to cure any disease. The perfection of the human body and soul was thought to result from the ''alchemical magnum opus'' ("Great Work"). | ||
The concept of creating the | The concept of creating the [[philosopher's stone]] was variously connected with all of these projects. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||