A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.s4.t2: Patala II

A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.s4.t2

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Patala II

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Kākachandesvarī said :—
* * * Please, give a brief account of the Chemistry of the metals, the killing of mercury and minerals and the fusion of the gems. 3 4

* * * Mercury rubbed with the ingredients of the vida (see Vol. i, p. 72) and roasted in a closed crucible, is killed instantly. That mercury now acquires the power of converting a base metal into 1,000 times its weight of go'd. 13-16

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Copper, treated with the above preparation of mercury and rubbed with the acids, alkalies and the milky juice of *Calotropis gig.*, and roasted in a crucible, turns into gold. 18-20

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Earth for making crucibles. 21-22 Cf. Vol. i, pp. 67-68.

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Transmutation of iron into gold :—process not clear. 25-32