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What happened to the ancient alchemists and their writings? Over thousands of years, practitioners tried to turn metals into gold and obtain immortality. Instead, they developed a precursor to pharmacology and chemistry. But that may not be all…
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What happened to the ancient alchemists and their writings? Over thousands of years, practitioners tried to turn metals into gold and obtain immortality. Instead, they developed a precursor to pharmacology and chemistry. But that may not be all…
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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