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Why many historians no longer see alchemy as an occult practice - Paul Ferguson - 07-12-2025
Oldie but goldie from 2011.
"Alchemy is making a comeback. No, wizards have not learned how to transmute lead into gold and they haven’t found any rejuvenating elixir of life. But the scholars who write the history of science and technology no longer lump alchemy in with witchcraft as a pseudo-science. Instead they see alchemy as the proper precursor to modern chemistry"
https://www.aip.org/inside-science/alchemy-renaissance