"Alchemists" can refer to a few different things depending on the context: 1. **Historical Context**: Alchemists were individuals in the medieval and early modern periods who practiced alchemy, a philosophical and proto-scientific tradition. Alchemy aimed to transform base metals into noble metals like gold, discover the elixir of life for immortality, and find the philosopher's stone, which was thought to be the key to these transformations.
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