History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.s1.58
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.s1.58
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The specimens are obviously soda-lime and soda-lime-lead glasses, with the use of antimony oxide and cuprous oxide for the development of the white and red colour respectively. Other specimens from Taxila were also analysed. The results confirm Pliny's statement that the ancient Indians were acquainted with the art of making glass and colouring it by the addition of metallic salts or oxides.