History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c3.1

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As the History of Hindu Chemistry by the late Acharya Prafulla Chandra Rây, the Founder-President of the Indian Chemical Society, went out of print some two decades ago, and the necessity for its republication was being felt by all students of the history of science, the Council of the Society at one of its meetings in 1948 decided to publish a revised edition of the book. It was further resolved that the new publication should incorporate all additional important materials that had since been brought to light, and that its name should consequently be changed to “History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India”. A publication board comprising a few distinguished Fellows of the Society with Prof. Priyadaranjan Rây as the Editor, was constituted for the purpose, and Prof. Rây was entrusted with the task of preparing the manuscript.