After the fall of Rome, the studies of science and other things also diminished. Europe was entering the Dark Ages and did not have the organization or motivation to study fields such as philosophy or science. Instead they were interested in theology, religion, and nature.  Some, however, were interested in studying alchemy. Although, in the early Middle Ages it was more along the lines of magic than logistics. On this website, I have provided information about alchemy, Islamic studies, a timeline of inventions, a brief look into the influence of a few alchemists, and more. 

 "Mention alchemy to someone and what do they usually think of? The Middle Ages with old men in some forgotten attic, laboring over bubbling flasks filled with some unknown fluid; or in front of an oven, trying to turn molten lead into gold. These are the images of the alchemist that time, mythology, and prejudicial history have handed down to us." (1)