History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c14.s1.31
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c14.s1.31
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We may, therefore, reasonably conclude that the theories relating to the constitution and properties of matter as elaborated in the Hindu philosophies had an independent origin of their own, and were not, as suggested by some European writers, borrowed from the Greeks. In fact, Professor Macdonell in his ‘History of Sanskrit Literature’ remarks on this question of priority as follows :