[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.c17.16 # A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c17.16 A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c17.16 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c17.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c17.16) We also find that among the companions of the poet Vāna were an assayer and a metallurgist.¹ Such terms as "lohavid" and "dhātuvid" which occur repeatedly in Sanskrit literature show that the metallurgists were held in high esteem and expert knowledge sought after. - [Previous: v1.c17.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c17.15) - [Next: v1.c17.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c17.17) - [Up: v1.c17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c17.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c17.16) · Pramāṇa