History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.s2.56
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.s2.56
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Contents of an ink-pot recovered at Taxila were found on examination by the archæological chemist to contain black carbon mixed with earth. This provides an instance of the use of carbon ink in the Kushan period (*Archæological Report*, 1929, 30, 209).