Europe

The last biggest group to practice alchemy was the Europeans. They learned this art from Spaniards who learned it from monks of China. This was one of the strangest places for alchemy because it arrived in Europe around the time of the Renaissance and ended shortly after. They are the original wizards of this time. They were called this because of the their experiments and the way they acted/dressed in public. They are the "Merlins" (but not the real one, the real Merlin was a nomadic man who told predictions). []

Goals of the European Alchemsits

The goal of the european alchemists was mainly to just create gold from lesser metals. To some alchemists, though, there was the private goal of creating the Philosopher's Stone. One alchemist, Nicholas Flamel, may have achieved it, but no one will evere sure if he ever did because he disappeared before anyone could find out from him and those who worked with him took the secret to their grave.

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What we Gained from the European Alchemists

The Europeans, being the last main group to have practiced alchemy, were the ones who turned alchemy into what it is today, Chemistry and Astronomy. If it weren't for the Renaissance period and Alchemy co-existing at the same time, alchemy would have just stayed a primitive science and would have been shot down by today's scientists. By dividing the two sections of alchemy, reading stars and dreams and mixing chamicals, they studdied more into these and made theories, principles, and every little part of Chemistry/Astronomy.