Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India c2.79
Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India c2.79
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c2.79
Writers like Elliot¹⁴ and Oppert¹⁵ have canvassed the subject at sufficient length in favour not only of the prevalence of firearms in ancient India but also of India being the original home of gunpowder, the fire meant being not merely naphtha.¹⁶