Ko Hung and Sun Ssu-miao practiced this in China. Robert Fludd, George Ripley, Basil Valentine, and Denys Zachaire are among the men described by Charles MacKay in a 160-page section about this practice in (*) Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. Perhaps the most noted English ones were Edward Kelley and "doctor" John Dee. Mul
Ko Hung and Sun Ssu-miao practiced this in China. Robert Fludd, George Ripley, Basil Valentine, and Denys Zachaire are among the men described by Charles MacKay in a 160-page section about this practice in (*) Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. Perhaps the most noted English ones were Edward Kelley and "doctor" John Dee. Multiple Chinese emperors died from drinking mercury provided by these people. For 10 points, name these seekers of the philosopher's stone who wished to transmute lead into gold.
Ko Hung and Sun Ssu-miao practiced this in China. Robert Fludd, George Ripley, Basil Valentine, and Denys Zachaire are among the men described by Charles MacKay in a 160-page section about this practice in (*) Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.
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