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The '''Philosopher's Stone''' was one of the names of the [[Stone of Destiny]].  ''("[[Rock of Ages]]")''
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The '''Philosopher's Stone''' was one of the names of the [[Stone of Destiny]].  ''([[Rock of Ages|"Rock of Ages"]])''
  
 
==Real World Background==
 
==Real World Background==
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The Philosopher's Stone was a mythical object, sought after by alchemists, which could both transmute base metals (such as lead) into gold and produce an elixir of life, granting immortality. The earliest known description of the object dates back to the [[Timeline#Before 994|4th Century AD]].
  
The Philosopher's Stone was a mythical object, sought after by alchemists, which could transmute lead and other base metals into gold.  (It has gained fame in the modern world as the desired magical object in J. K. Rowling's first Harry Potter book, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' - though only through the British edition of Rowling's book; the U.S. edition changed the title to ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone''.)
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It gained fame in [[Timeline#1997|1997]] as the desired magical object in J. K. Rowling's first book, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' though only through the [[Great Britain|British]] edition (the [[United States of America|U.S.]] edition changed the title to ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'').
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==See Also==
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*{{wikipedia|Philosopher's_stone}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:40, 1 July 2024

The Philosopher's Stone was one of the names of the Stone of Destiny. ("Rock of Ages")

Real World Background

The Philosopher's Stone was a mythical object, sought after by alchemists, which could both transmute base metals (such as lead) into gold and produce an elixir of life, granting immortality. The earliest known description of the object dates back to the 4th Century AD.

It gained fame in 1997 as the desired magical object in J. K. Rowling's first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone – though only through the British edition (the U.S. edition changed the title to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone).

See Also