[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918) › c17.8 # Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c17.8 Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c17.8 - **Language:** English ### [c17.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c17.8) (1) Fixed or coagulated mercury; (2) A chemical powder, the inhalation of which would bring on sleep or stupor; (3) A chemically prepared stick or wick for producing light without fire; (4) A powder, which, like anæsthetic drugs or curare, paralyzes sensory and motor organs. - [Previous: c17.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c17.7) - [Next: c17.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c17.9) - [Up: c17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c17.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c17.8) · Pramāṇa