History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c5.50

v1.c5.50

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| 12. | Some of the iron objects excavated at Atranjikhera (~1000 + 200 B.C.) | 104 |
| 13. | Some of the iron tools and objects found at Atranjikhera (~1000 + 200 B.C.) | 104 |
| 14. | Iron Pillar at Delhi and its microstructure at the bottom of the pillar | 105 |
| 15. | Dhar Iron Pillar broken into three pieces. The change from square to octagonal section at the top can be seen | 106 |
| 16. | Iron beams (12 century A.D.) lying at the Sun temple of Konark | 107 |
| 17. | Iron Pillar at Kondacheri | 108 |
| 18. | Iron Trident (Triśūl) at Tanginath temple near Netarhat (M.P.) | 109 |
| 19. | Iron smelting furnace found at Naikund (700 B.C.)- Sketch | 110 |
| 20. | Reproduction of wall painting from a iron working site in Japan. This painting shows that Japanese craftmen also worshiped ‘Lord Asura’ as in India | 111 |
| 21. | (a) Map of Central India showing the region in which ‘Agarias’ were active in the production of iron. (b) Agaria Tribe | 112 |
| 22. | Iron smelting furnace from Salem showing the use of former made of reed to make the inner contour of the furnace | 113 |
| 23. | Artists impression of the operation of iron smelting furnace using two men to operate a pair of ‘Bhāṭhī’ | 113 |
| 24. | Primitive blast furnace of Nagpur region | 114 |
| 25. | Photograph of the iron smelting furnace found at Lohārpārā in Bastar | 115 |
| 26. | Line diagram of the Bastar furnace | 115 |
| 27. | Line diagram of the twin shaft furnace from Malabar (as described by Buchnan). | 116 |
| 28. | Iron smelting furnace having asymetrical shaft (as described by Mahamud | 117 |
| 29. | Line diagram of the Iron smelting furnace reconstructed and operated at Bishnupur | 121 |
| 30. | Photograph of a pair of ancient bellows made from hide | 122 |
| 31. | Line diagram of ‘Aṅgār Koṣṭhi’ as described in Rasaratna Samuccaya | 125 |
| 32. | Classification of Iron-Carbon alloys as described in Rasaratna Samuccaya | 126 |
| 33. | Fe-C Equilibrium diagram showing the X and Y ranges of the Fe-C alloys produced in ancient times | 127 |
| 34. | Watering structure seen on ‘Wootz’ steel swords | 131 |
| 35. | Stem, leaf and flower of Cassia Auriculata (Avaram) | 133 |
| 36. | Macrostructure of a Wootz Steel ingot | 134 |
| 37. | Photograph of a Wootz Steel making crucible (from National Museum, Madras) | 134 |