History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c21.2

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The vast medical literature of ancient India practically remains as yet unexplained, and any undertaking, which has the object of making that terra incognita, known to the scientific world, is bound to be welcomed by the public. The west, until the close of the eighteenth century, remained ignorant of the achievements of the ancient Hindus in art, science and culture.