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17th century alchemist's scroll giving instructions for the 'elixir of life'
Daily Mail ^ | 17 December 2017 | Sophie Inge

Posted on 12/17/2017 2:27:40 PM PST by mairdie

An incredibly rare 17th century alchemist's scroll giving instructions for the elixir of life has sold for a magical 585,000 [pounds].

The delicate manuscript was an illustrative methodology of 15th century scientist George Ripley's recipe for the philosophers' stone which made a potion that supposedly granted the drinker eternal life.

It also gave instructions for turning base metals into gold.

Although the instructions were impossibly cryptic - there is one reference to using dragon's blood - it didn't stop scholars of the time, including Sir Isaac Newton, giving it a go.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: alchemy; epigraphyandlanguage; georgeriple; godsgravesglyphs; isaacnewton; magic; magnumopus; middleages; ohsomysteriouso; philosophersstone; renaissance; sirisaacnewton
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To: mairdie

I want to shake the alchemist’s hand - then I’d be willing to invest in the recipe....


61 posted on 12/18/2017 3:40:11 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: shibumi; Fungi

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Gold is rarely sold by owners of Gold; it is sold by middle men (brokers) that make a profit off of both the buyer and the seller.
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62 posted on 12/18/2017 9:00:57 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: mairdie

I translated the secret signs thusly:

Drink more Ovaltine!


63 posted on 12/19/2017 2:55:21 PM PST by wildbill (Quis Custodiet ipsos custodes? Who watches the watchmen?)
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