Chemistry is a sect of science about what
(It is one of the topics I considered for my major at university. And a topic I studied alot in the past.)
Although no one (that I know of) calls themselves an alchemist anymore, in some ways, chemistry can be thought of a subset of alchemy. Either way though, if one is inclined to learn the history of chemistry, then alchemy is very much a part of that history.
A good way to start your education of chemistry is to start by learning about the
Once that is understood, learn about the
After that, one can then start learning