History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.29
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.29
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c15.29
"Impure gold is of whitish colour. It shall be fused with lead four times the quantity of the impurity When gold is rendered brittle owing to its contamination with lead, it shall be heated with dry cow-dung, when it splits into pieces owing to hardness. It shall be drenched (after heating) into oil mixed with cow-dung.” (86)