Brand was known to be the “Last of all alchemists”. Brand was in search of finding whether the key to changing base metals into gold was through human urine. Through a process of heating urine, he discovered a white waxy substance that seemed to glow. The name Phosphorus originated from the Greek term phosphoros which means “to bear light”. An old story that has been passed along is that one of Brand’s servants left a piece of Phosphorus on top of Hennig’s pillow and the bed caught fire because the element spontaneously erupted into
Brand was known to be the “Last of all alchemists”. Brand was in search of finding whether the key to changing base metals into gold was through human urine. Through a process of heating urine, he discovered a white waxy substance that seemed to glow. The name Phosphorus originated from the Greek term phosphoros which means “to bear light”. An old story that has been passed along is that one of Brand’s servants left a piece of Phosphorus on top of Hennig’s pillow and the bed caught fire because the element spontaneously erupted into