History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c26.s1.8
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c26.s1.8
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c26.s1.8
From the mouth of the God of fire * * * * mercury dropped into the country of Darada (Dardistan, the mountainous region about Kashmir, is famous for the ores of cinnabar; *darada* is in fact a name of cinnabar), and it has there remained ever so long The soil of that region, on being subjected to distillation, yields mercury.
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