Chemistry

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Chemistry (from Greekχυμεία chymeia "the art of pouring; cast togehther", probably derived from ancient Egyptian kemet "black earth"[1], the ancient name of Egypt), which developed from medieval alchemy from about the 17th century and was formerly also called the art of separation or the science of separation, is a natural science concerned with the properties, structure and chemical[2] transformation of substances.

„If one talks lively about potassium and calcium, that is, does living chemistry, that is much more valuable than if one does, for example, a dead, intellectualistic theosophy.“ (Lit.:GA 217, p. 51)

Literature

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  1. Thus Plutarch reports and adds that what is actually meant is the black in the eye, i.e. a deep secret - a reference to the "black art" of the Egyptians, to alchemy.
  2. Nuclear reactions, which lead to a transformation of the chemical elements, are not regarded today as chemical but as physical processes.