HISTORY OF HINDU CHEMISTRY

A HISTORY OF HINDU CHEMISTRY

FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE MIDDLE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY A.D.

WITH SANSKRIT TEXTS, VARIANTS, TRANSLATIONS, AND ILLUSTRATIONS

BY

PRAFULLA CHANDRA RAY, D.SC. (EDIN.)

PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY, PRESIDENCY COLLEGE, CALCUTTA

Modernized note: This volume serves as a comprehensive academic survey of chemical knowledge in India, spanning from antiquity through the sixteenth century.

VOL. I.

CALCUTTA:
THE BENGAL CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL WORKS, LTD.
91, UPPER CIRCULAR ROAD.

LONDON: WILLIAMS AND NORGATE
1903