A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c3.2

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M. Berthelot, in the course of a lengthy and appreciative review in the "Journal des Savants," Jan. 1903, expresses his regret at the absence of "any thing which would remind us of the systematic treatises of Zosimus and of the Greco-Egyptians"—a regret which will be shared in by every student of Hindu chemistry. But even the sable cloud is not without its silver lining. I hope, however, to deal with the theories underlying Hindu chemistry in the second volume. For the present, I have to content myself with the pronouncement of my respected and learned friend, Mr. Brajendranātha Seal Principal, Mahārājā’s College, Kuch Behar, whose vast acquaintance with and comprehensive grasp of, the literature of the East and the West, entitles him to speak with authority on the subject. Says Mr. Seal in his plea for our University “ striking out a line of communication with the organisations of oriental learning.”—