History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c37.10
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c37.10
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c37.10
Indications exist of mining and smelting of copper ores in the Singhbhum district of Bihar to have been carried on from a very early period. The evidence available points to the Seraks or lay Jains as being the persons who, perhaps 2000 years ago, initiated the mining. (*Cf. Proc. Asiatic Soc. Bengal*, June 1869, p. 170).