History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.35
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.35
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c15.35
“When from one to sixteen *kakanis* of gold in a pure specimen of the metal (of sixteen *mashakas*) are replaced by from one to sixteen *kakanis* of copper so that the copper is inseparably alloyed with the whole mass of the remaining quantity of the gold, the sixteen varieties of the standard of the purity of gold will be obtained.” (86)