History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c37.42
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c37.42
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Reference has already been made in a previous section on 'Chemistry in Practical Arts' to the fact that steel had been prepared in Hyderabad, Mysore and Salem and other parts of Madras Presidency in India from a very early time, and it constituted the metal from which the famous Damascus blades were made. This steel was exported to Persia and the European countries under the name of *wootz* (*cf.* p. 102).