The introduction of alchemy to Latin Europe may be dated to 11 February 1144, with the completion of Robert of Chester's translation of the  ("Book on the Composition of Alchemy") from an Arabic work attributed to Khalid ibn Yazid.
ðɪ ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv ˈælkəmi tə lˈætɪn jˈʊɹɹəp mˈeɪ biː dˈeɪɾᵻd tʊ ɪlˈɛvən fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, wɪððə kəmplˈiːʃən ʌv ɹˈɑːbɚt ʌv tʃˈɛstɚz tɹænslˈeɪʃən ʌvðə"bˈʊk ɔnðə kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃən ʌv ˈælkəmi"fɹʌm ɐn ˈæɹɐbˌɪk wˈɜːk ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə kˈɑːlɪd ˈɪbən jˈæzɪd.