When alchemy first originated, it is my guess that those practicing must have thought it to be a magical concept. Find the elixir of life, transform elements into gold - those sounds pretty magical to me! That being said, there must have been a definite art to their processes with their experimentations and methods. Art seems to be such an enjoyable concept, regardless of its context - I have to believe these folks were having some fun with their transformations, or at least the mere thought of obtaining their end results. But, whether they knew it or not, their practices also included science. Repeating methods and procedures, perhaps tweaking only the slightest of parameters to try a new approach to reach the same hypothesis. Beaker or no beaker, it is still science!
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