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THE ALCHEMISTS
During the Middle Ages, alchemists searched for a way to change base
metals, like lead, into gold. They thought that if they could find the right
formula, they could, for example, add a certain amount of mercury to lead
and produce gold. Even the great Sir Isaac Newton believed it could be done.
The experiments the alchemists carried out were sometimes very
elaborate.
There were real scientists among the alchemists. One of them was
Roger Bacon, called 'the Admirable Doctor' who lived in the 13th century.
He was a great philosopher, encyclopedist aid alchemist, an Oxford graduate.
One of his lectures was misinterpreted and the people who were present there
decided that Bacon had discovered the 'Philosopher's Stone', which would not
only cure all the diseases but also convert metals such as copper into gold.
The Catholic Church got interested in the works of Roger Bacon. The
Pope himself gave him a laboratory in Paris University. Bacon worked very
much, made some discoveries, his fame grew on and the Pope, thinking that
Bacon didn't want to reveal the secret of the 'Philosopher's Stone' imprisoned
him. The scientist spent 20 years during which he had no right to speak to
anybody. There he wrote 3 monographs, on alchemistry and philosophy
which contributed much to philosophy but didn't help to discover the
'Philosopher's Stone'.
1) Подберите русские и английские словосочетания.
1. a certain amount of smth
2. to make a discovery
3. to convert into smth
4. to reveal the secret
5. to get interested in smth
a. раскрыть секрет
b. заинтересоваться чем-либо
c. превращать во что-либо
d. определенное количество
e. сделать открытие
2) Найдите в каждом ряду слово, противоположное по значению
первому слову ряда.
1 to change a) alter, b) save, c) modify, d) convert
2 right a) wrong, b) true, c) accurate, d) correct
3 elaborate a) careful, b) exact, c)careless, d) detailed
4 cure a) remedy, b) care, c) treat, d) infect
5 contributed a) influence, b) help, c) prevent d) support

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