[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) › v2.c32.s16.5 # A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.s16.5 A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.s16.5 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c32.s16.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.s16.5) The \*Garudapurāna\* under the heading of Ratnaparīkshā (examination of the gems) devotes several chapters to a detailed and fairly exhaustive description of the gems. This Purāna like so many of its class discusses on a variety of topics, mundane and spiritual ; in short, it may be looked upon as a sort of \*multum in parvo\*. - [Previous: v2.c32.s16.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.s16.4) - [Next: v2.c32.s16.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.s16.6) - [Up: v2.c32.s16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.s16) ## Cites (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.s16.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.s16.5) · Pramāṇa