This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we welcome historian and lecturer Alexander Statman (University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for the Humanities) to discuss the real world history behind alchemy. Join us as we uncover the answers to questions like: what was alchemy, and how did its practitioners see it? What are the core principles of alchemical thought? Do planets have souls? Were there real-life state alchemists? And much more!



Be on the lookout for Alex's book A Global Enlightenment: Western Progress and Chinese Science, coming from the University of Chicago Press. You can find Alex's profile here.



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