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A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c11.t17.1

A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c11.t17.1

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v1.c11.t17.1

"Copper yields a blue flame.........that of the tin is pigeon-coloured ; that of the lead is pale-tinted²......that of the iron is tawny ; ...that of the "peacock" ore (*sasyaka*) is red."³