Magic Monday

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It's just shy of midnight, so here we go with a new Magic Monday. The picture is of Michael Sendivogius -- that's Michał Sędziwój if you happen to be fluent in Polish -- one of the great alchemists of the later European tradition. Born in 1566, he studied with several important alchemists of the period, and finally learned the secret of transmutation from the Scots alchemist Alexander Seton after helping Seton escape from the dungeons of the ruler of Saxony. Like most alchemists of his time, Sendivogius traveled from country to country, seeking patronage from monarchs and aristocrats who were willing to help fund his experiments. He was among other things the first person to sketch out the nitrogen cycle in nature and to recognize the role of oxygen in supporting life. He died in 1636. 

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