Across
- 4. the action of changing or the state of being changed into another form
- 7. earth, wind, fire, water
- 8. the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world.
- 11. a magical or medicinal potion.
- 12. the branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed
- 13. a yellow precious metal
- 14. the chemical element of atomic number 80
Down
- 1. a mythical substance supposed to change any metal into gold or silver and, according to some, to cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely
- 2. Victor
- 3. the ability to live forever; eternal life.
- 5. the medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter. It was concerned particularly with attempts to convert base metals into gold or to find a universal elixir.
- 6. mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion
- 9. the existence of an individual human being or animal.
- 10. biology, chemistry, physics