[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.s3.7 # History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c17.s3.7 History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c17.s3.7 - **Language:** English ### [c17.s3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c17.s3.7) \*Garbha Yantram\* :—The description of this apparatus in Rasarnava is exactly similar to that given in Rasaratnakara (vide p. 132). So, it is not repeated here. It is stated that by means of this apparatus mercury can be reduced to ashes in the course of one to three days. - [Previous: c17.s3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c17.s3.6) - [Next: c17.s3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c17.s3.8) - [Up: c17.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c17.s3) ## Linked texts (2) - [Rasaratnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasaratnakara) — Nityanātha Siddha, Sanskrit - [Rasārṇava](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c17.s3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c17.s3.7) · Pramāṇa