Wednesday 15 January 2014

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ALCHEMY is defined as being "an influential philosophical tradition whose practitioners have, from antiquity, claimed it to be the precursor to profound powers. The defining objectives of alchemy are varied, but historically have typically included one or more of the following goals: the creation of the fabled philosopher's stone; the ability to transform base metals into the noble metals (gold or silver); and development of an elixir of life, which would confer youth and longevity."wikipedia

In 1977, BBC produced the Kenneth Galbraith " Age of Uncertainty" economic series.