Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c17.3
Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c17.3
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c17.3
Some of the arts⁵² for which the people of India have had traditional fame are those connected with (1) bleaching, (2) dyeing, (3) calico-printing, (4) tanning, (5) soap-making, (6) glass-making, (7) manufacture of steel, (8) gun-powder and fire-works, and (9) preparation of cements. All these imply a knowledge of industrial chemistry.