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A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c10.t17.58

A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c10.t17.58

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v1.c10.t17.58

The origin of bitumen is much the same as in the Charaka and the Bower Ms. ; the only difference being that, according to Susruta, bitumen is related to six instead of four metals (see below p. 53).