(Although as Fredersdorf clearly shows, alchemy itself is still a thing as well.)
So I was reading Oster's Wilhelmine bio, and I found this quote from a Fritz letter:
Fritz on October 19, 1732: If I could make gold, I would first use my knowledge to help out Wilhelmine.
To which I commented, "If you could make gold, huh? I wonder if Fritz talked about making gold before 1732, or if we're seeing traces of Fredersdorf here."
Do you know of any Fritzian references to alchemy before 1732? Or is this a sign that Fredersdorf was maybe talking about alchemy with Fritz from the beginning? (I mean, there could be many reasons this was on Fritz's mind, but I do find it curious that it's within a year after he met Fredersdorf.)
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Re: Early Fritz letter to Voltaire / Random Thoughts
Date: 2020-10-11 03:22 am (UTC)So I was reading Oster's Wilhelmine bio, and I found this quote from a Fritz letter:
Fritz on October 19, 1732: If I could make gold, I would first use my knowledge to help out Wilhelmine.
To which I commented, "If you could make gold, huh? I wonder if Fritz talked about making gold before 1732, or if we're seeing traces of Fredersdorf here."
Do you know of any Fritzian references to alchemy before 1732? Or is this a sign that Fredersdorf was maybe talking about alchemy with Fritz from the beginning? (I mean, there could be many reasons this was on Fritz's mind, but I do find it curious that it's within a year after he met Fredersdorf.)