[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.c12.t5.1 # A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c12.t5.1 A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c12.t5.1 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.t5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c12.t5.1) The pure metals are: gold, silver, and iron. The putilohas (lit. metals emitting a fœtid odour) are two: lead and tin. Dhātuloham is iron proper and often conveys different meanings. The alloys are three in number: brass, bell-metal and vartaloha. I - [Previous: v1.c12.t4.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c12.t4.27) - [Next: v1.c12.t5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c12.t5.2) - [Up: v1.c12.t5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c12.t5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c12.t5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c12.t5.1) · Pramāṇa