[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.c34.263 # A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c34.263 A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c34.263 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c34.263](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34.263) A Pala, which equals 320 Krishnalas, was subdivided by 4, 16 and 5 successively for gold, and by 10, 16 and 2 successively for silver. A Suvarna ( or Tolá ) of gold corresponds roughly to a Dharana of silver, and a gold Máshá to a silver Máshá, but the sizes ( or volumes ) are not the same, and we must not therefore conclude that gold was supposed to be heavier than silver in the proportion of 5 to 2. - [Previous: v2.c34.262](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34.262) - [Next: v2.c34.264](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34.264) - [Up: v2.c34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34.263](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c34.263) · Pramāṇa