[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) › c98 # History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c98: G History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c98 - **Language:** English ### G ### [c98.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.1) Gairika, 148, 156, 173, 201, 207, 227; pashana, 173; swarna, 173. ### [c98.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.2) Galena, 29, 69. ### [c98.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.3) Gandhaka, 227. ### [c98.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.4) Gandhasara, 236, 237. ### [c98.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.5) Gandhakakalpa, 164. ### [c98.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.6) Gandhavada, 236. ### [c98.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.7) Garuda, 120, 177, 203; purana, 202, 204. ### [c98.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.8) Garudodgara, 177. ### [c98.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.9) Gati-santana, 305. ### [c98.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.10) Gauripashana, 175, 176. ### [c98.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.11) Gems, 106, 177, 201; colour of, 263, dissolution of, 131; examination of, 55, 56; fusibility of, 204, general process of reducing to ashes, 179; general properties, 204; hardness of, 203; killing of, 179, lustre of, 203; optical properties of, 203; relative weight of, 202, transparency of, 203. ### [c98.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.12) General properties of matter, 291. ### [c98.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.13) Geruka, 78 ### [c98.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.14) Gharas, 231, 232. ### [c98.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.15) Ghana, 55; -sushira, 55. ### [c98.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.16) Ghatikas, 284. ### [c98.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.17) Ghee, 300. ### [c98.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.18) Girigandhapatra, 142. ### [c98.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.19) Glass, 73, 74; bangles, 74, 78, 89; beads, 74, 76; chemical analysis of, 75, 80; opaque, 80. ### [c98.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.20) Glazed pottery at Mohenjo-daro, 17. ### [c98.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.21) Glazing, 21. ### [c98.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.22) Gola, 228. ### [c98.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.23) Gold, 28, 65, 148, 180, invocation to, 37; killing of, 139, 180; preparation of, 52, 71; properties of, 52; ores, 50, potable, 66; recovery from wastage, 218, 224, standard of purity, 53; working of, 53, 218. ### [c98.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.24) Gomedaka, 50. ### [c98.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.25) Gomutra, 227. ### [c98.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.26) Grasamanam, 188. ### [c98.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.27) Greek-fire, 226 ### [c98.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.28) Green vitriol, 137, 138, 230, 232. ### [c98.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.29) Guna, 53. ### [c98.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.30) Gunas, 41, 42, 244-47, 249, 251, 253-54, 256, 260, 271-72, 289; acts of, 245, aggregation of, 42; size of, 272. ### [c98.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.31) Gunja, 129, 202, 284. ### [c98.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.32) Guns, 208, 214, 216; Mogul, 204; use in India, 213. ### [c98.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.33) Gun-powder, 225; material for manufacture of, 227; preparation of, 225. ### [c98.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.34) Gurjaras, 74 ### [c98.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98.35) Gypsum, 22. ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c98) · Pramāṇa