>>12614124The basic idea of being taking shortcuts in the scientific method exists today in all subjects. In this way, alchemy never went away.
The term, without basis, was adopted by 18th century experimentors and claimed without lineage to have knowlege of science of ancient egypt..
What should be known is that with the advent of the printing press, the style of creative writing became to mimic what it was like to recount a true event, even if it was a complete fabrication. This was done solely to sell books and continued well into the modern age with stylistic changes since.
