Aristotle was a Greek philosopher from 300BC who made many advances in the theory of elements and maths
Alchemy symbols are illustrations that have been used by alchemists for hundreds of years to communicate between alchemists about different elements and scientific methods in the pursuit of alchemy. It was also used as a way to protect their discoveries and findings as often they were only known by a few people.
The first recorded use of symbols to refer to elements was by Ancient Greek philosophers who used their studies of the planets and the days to correspond to their understanding of the elements.