In his will, Nikolai called NicolasFlamel nicolas flamel, a Frenchman, born in 1330. He was originally an ordinary scribe. He dreamed that an angel was holding a book and got a book by Abraham, a Jew.
It is said that after years of study and experiment, he learned the secret of alchemy, and made a red philosopher's stone at 5 pm on April 25th, 382, and used it to refine gold three times. Nicholas died in 14 17. His former residence and donated graves were carved with strange symbols and difficult reliefs, which led alchemists all over the world to dig three feet to find the secret of the philosopher's stone. The grave robbers finally dug up the coffin of the Nicholas couple-just like the plot of the legend, there was nothing in the coffin.
That is not the end of it. 16 12, someone claimed to have compiled a book with the manuscript left by Nicola: explaining the incomprehensible symbols carved by nicolas flamel on the arch wall of the No.4 tomb of the El Nino Cemetery. At the end of that century, Newton, who was keen on alchemy, translated it from French into English. /kloc-In the 8th century, another person claimed to have deciphered the coded words written in the margin of a hymn, which was Nicholas's will and told future generations how to refine the philosopher's stone.
If this is not bizarre enough, another function of the philosopher's stone is to live forever. From the beginning of18th century to the 20th century, news about Nicholas's life appeared intermittently. One of the most famous sayings is that in 176 1 year, Nicholas and his wife were seen in the Paris Opera House, smelling of sulfur. So Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, made Nicholas an opera lover out of patriotism and let him "live in seclusion in Devon".
The above content is basically the clue of the book Nicholas's Will. Writing is really interesting. This paper briefly introduces the historical origin and basic knowledge of alchemy, the most mysterious knowledge in the Middle Ages, through the stories of nicolas flamel, a famous mysterious figure in the Middle Ages. This kind of book may be redundant in the west, but it is rare in China. It may be more interesting to read if we consider that the mysterious author Pinz is a pure China native.
The author is said to be mysterious because there is little news about him so far, except that he is a male and studies European medieval culture. Nicholas's will has been written for five years. As for why a China person is interested in the heretical culture in the Middle Ages, what information he can access and to what extent he can study it, it is still difficult to know at present. Interestingly, perhaps because of the research object, PINGZ's Chinese expression is similar to the translated text, or the writing is a bit like DISCOVERY's comments.
Nicholas's will is carefully written. It was written in June 5438+this year 10, and was published in July. It is time-consuming and laborious. This book is beautifully printed and designed by British artists, so it looks like an imported book. One page of illustrations in the book is a copy of the manuscript of The Book of nicolas flamel translated by Newton, which was compiled by the author and obtained by the publishing house from MIT. It is said that some domestic researchers who study the history of science are greedy.
At first, the publishing house was optimistic about this book, because it felt that Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings had brought the trend of magic books. However, it is obvious that Nicholas's will is not a magic novel. It is historical, knowledgeable, popular and interesting. Such books are really rare.
Alchemy is an ancient knowledge, because mystery inevitably makes people suspicious. The evil archdeacon in Notre Dame de Paris is a fanatical alchemist. In fact, it is not difficult for China people to understand western alchemists. Think of our ancestors who were keen on alchemy. Ge Hong, a native of A Jin, is equivalent to the greatest alchemist in the West. He was not only an early chemist but also a great philosopher and doctor. Some people even think that alchemy originated in China. In the west, alchemy did not die out in the 20th century. In the 1920s, a German chemist claimed that he had turned iron oxide and time into gold. Others use the fruits of alchemy for medical treatment.
However, Nicholas's will is not more important to us than the Book of Abraham the Jew to Nicholas Flamel. Never use this book as a guide to sneak into the chemistry laboratory and study alchemy secretly. Reading this book will not make you rich or immortal. Why? On the one hand, you only need to see metaphorical words such as "interstellar juice" and "seal of wisdom" in the book to understand. On the other hand, it is a misunderstanding of its connotation to regard alchemy as a material pursuit. What Nicholas's will can give us is the happiness of knowledge and the awe of mysterious things. (thinking)
Nicholas's Will/Author/Pinz/Published by China Peace Publishing House.
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Excerpt from "Fisherman-Jinshi"