[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) › c22.2 # History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c22.2 History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c22.2 - **Language:** English ### [c22.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c22.2) \*Antimony from Stibnite:\*—\*Nilanjana\* (stibnite), mixed with \*tikshnam\* (cast iron) and strongly heated several times, yields a superior kind of lead, which is readily fusible and is of mild black colour. - [Previous: c22.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c22.1) - [Next: c22.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c22.3) - [Up: c22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c22) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c22.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c22.2) · Pramāṇa