[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902) › v1.c10.t1 # A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c10.t1: Tanmātrās or Particles A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c10.t1 - **Language:** English ### Tanmātrās or Particles ### [v1.c10.t1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c10.t1.1) “Five subtile particles, rudiments, or atoms, denominated Tanmātras ; perceptible to beings of a superior order, but unapprehended by the grosser senses of mankind : derived from the conscious principle, and themselves productive of the five grosser elements, earth, water, fire, air, and space. --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c10.t1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c10.t1) · Pramāṇa