[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.c14.7 # A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c14.7 A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c14.7 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c14.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c14.7) Coming to comparatively later times, we find that the Indians were noted for their skill in the tempering of steel. The blades of Damascus were held in high esteem but it was from India that the Persians and, through them, the Arabs learnt the secret of the operation.¹ - [Previous: v1.c14.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c14.6) - [Next: v1.c14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c14.8) - [Up: v1.c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c14.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c14.7) · Pramāṇa