[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956) › c17.s3.35 # History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c17.s3.35 History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c17.s3.35 - **Language:** English ### [c17.s3.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c17.s3.35) “Quicksilver, made into a paste by being rubbed with copper and subjected to distillation, leaves behind tin and lead (with which they are often adulterated) and becomes pure.” - [Previous: c17.s3.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c17.s3.34) - [Next: c17.s3.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c17.s3.36) - [Up: c17.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c17.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c17.s3.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c17.s3.35) · Pramāṇa