History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c17.s1.3
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c17.s1.3
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c17.s1.3
What wonder is it that *rājavarta* (lapis lazuli) digested with the juice of *Albizzia lebbek* converts silver of the weight of one gunja (*rati*—a kind of seed weighing 1.9 grains approx) into one hundred times its weight of gold of the lustre of the rising sun? 1