The former is pursued by historians of the physical sciences, who examine the subject in terms of early chemistry, medicine, and charlatanism, and the philosophical and religious contexts in which these events occurred.
ðə fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ɪz pɚsˈuːd baɪ hɪstˈoːɹiənz ʌvðə fˈɪzɪkəl sˈaɪənsᵻz, hˌuː ɛɡzˈæmɪn ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ɪn tˈɜːmz ʌv ˈɜːli kˈɛmɪstɹi, mˈɛdəsən, ænd ʃˈɑːɹlətənˌɪzəm, ænd ðə fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪkəl ænd ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs kˈɑːntɛksts ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðiːz ᵻvˈɛnts əkˈɜːd.