There are many ways to study the theme of alchemy, including alchemy as a source of symbolism, psychology, mysticism. It also affects the view of the world of various writers, artists, and musicians. The focus of this report is to provide a new driving force for preparing treatment and alchemy as a pre-chemistry that has a great influence on today's scientific research. Alchemy is an ancient art practiced in the Middle Ages. The basic concept of alchemy comes from Aristotle's doctrine that everything tends to be perfect.
Alchemy is considered philosophical discipline and primitive science that contribute to the development of modern chemistry. Primitive science is a series of theories that have not been fully tested according to scientific methods or developed prior to the establishment of scientific methods as in the case of alchemy. Alchemist practice included in Arabic practitioners in Europe in the 8th century includes metal purification. Early alchemists used this process to try to create the so-called philosopher's stone and life elixer, which is thought to change base metal to gold and extend human life. In Coelho's novel, alchemy has several levels of meaning symbolizing truth and the way to enlightenment - and the long and difficult journey of Santiago to accomplish a personal legend.
Primitive science of chemistry, alchemy failed to explain the nature of matter and its change. However, by doing experiments and documenting the results, alchemists built the foundation of modern chemistry. This distinction began when Robert Boyle clearly distinguished chemistry and alchemy from his work "Skeptical Kimis" (1661). Alchemy and chemistry focus on substances and their changes, but chemists are expected to apply scientific methods to their research.
UK - Ireland chemist Robert Boyle (1627-1691) is thought to have completed the modern scientific approach to alchemy and further separated chemistry from alchemy. His research is clearly derived from the tradition of alchemy, but today Boyle is considered to be the first modernist today, hence it is one of the founders of modern chemistry and modern experimental science methods It is one of the pioneers. . Boyle was not the first discoverer, but in 1662 he is best known for the Boyle law he suggested. When the temperature is in a closed system, it represents the inverse relationship between the absolute pressure and the gas quantity. constant