[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.s5.6 # A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.s5.6 A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.s5.6 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c32.s5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.s5.6) ∗ Possibly it refers to lead derived from \*argentiferous galena\*. The lead, being cupelled off in the shape of litharge, will leave a button of silver, which will not undergo oxidation. - [Previous: v2.c32.s5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.s5.5) - [Next: v2.c32.s5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.s5.7) - [Up: v2.c32.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.s5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.s5.6) · Pramāṇa