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A history of Hindu chemistry from the earliest times to the middle of the sixteenth century, A.D / with Sanskrit texts, variants, translation and illustrations [Praphulla Chandra Rāy].

Ray, Prafulla Chandra, 1861-1944.

Date:: 1907

Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Credit: A history of Hindu chemistry from the earliest times to the middle of the sixteenth century, A.D / with Sanskrit texts, variants, translation and illustrations [Praphulla Chandra Rāy]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I Alchemical Ideas in the Vedas ..... i CHAPTER II The Avcrvedic Period ...... . x CHAPTER III The Transitional Period ... ... liv CHAPTER IV The Tantric period .... . Ixiii CHAPTER V The Iatro-Chemical Period ....... xc CHAPTER VI Indebtedness of the Arabians to India .... evil THE AYURVEDIC PERIOD (From the pre-Buddhistic Era to circa 800 A. D.) CHAPTER I The Constitution and Properties op Matter : The Atomic Theory Page Tanmatra or Particle.s—Five Elements—Animated Atom Grosser Body—Earth—Water—Eight—Conception of the ai

A history of Hindu chemistry from the earliest times to the middle of the sixteenth century, A.D / with Sanskrit texts, variants, translation and illustrations [Praphulla Chandra Rāy].

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