[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.c33.6 # A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c33.6 A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c33.6 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c33.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c33.6) It may be noted here that what is generally known as the Indian or Tavernier's rule for determining the value of diamond can be traced back to a remote date. Sukranīti speaks of it as the "rule of squares,"‡ while Varāha, himself a great - [Previous: v2.c33.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c33.5) - [Next: v2.c33.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c33.7) - [Up: v2.c33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c33) ## Linked texts (1) - [Bṛhatsaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.rsi.brhatsamhita) — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c33.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c33.6) · Pramāṇa