Hindu Achievements in Exact Science; a Study in the History of Scientific Development
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In fact, they anticipated by one millennium the work of Paracelsus (sixteenth century) and Libavius (seventeenth century). " The physico-chemical theories as to combustion, heat, chemical affinity were clearer, more rational, and more original than those of Van Helmont or Stahl." (Seal.) ** 1. According to Prafuljachandra Ray, the earliest Hindus knew of the distinction between green a^id blue vitriol. But Dioscorides, the Greek, and Pliny, the Roman, both belonging to the first century A.D., c...onfounded the two. Even Agricola's ideas were not clear (1494-1555). 2. The scientific pharmacy of Sushruta wks almost modem. About the preparation of caustic alkali he was careful enough to give the special direction that the strong lye is to be preserved in an iron vessel. It was far superior to the process of a Greek writer of the eleventh century who has been eulogized by Berthelot.'** 3. According to Royle, the process of distillation was discovered by the Hindus. 4. By the sixth century the Hihdu chemists were masters of the chemical processes of cajcination, distillation, sublimation, steaming, fixation, etc."^ 5.
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