A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c33.s5: Identification of Metals by Their Colouration of Flames
A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c33.s5
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Identification of Metals by Their Colouration of Flames
v2.c33.s5.1
Prominent attention should be drawn to the following extract from Rasārnava (Vol. I. p. 68.)
v2.c33.s5.2
"Copper yields a blue flame * * * * * that of the Tin is pigeon-coloured ; that of the Lead is pale-tinted" * * * * *
v2.c33.s5.3
We are not aware of similar tests being applied anywhere at such an early period as a qualitative test for metals.
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- Rasārṇava — Sanskrit