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How was Rudolf II's patronage of alchemy (esp. John Dee and Edward Kelley) viewed by his contemporaries? Was the pursuit viewed more favorably (i.e., as a good-faith experiment) or a scam of sorts?

by /u/PepperoniFire in /r/AskHistorians

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