A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D.

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A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. is a pioneering scholarly work by Prafulla Chandra Ray that systematically documents and analyzes the development of chemical knowledge and practice in ancient and medieval India.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ
aimsTo	correct Eurocentric narratives about the history of chemistry ⓘ
analyzes	development of chemical knowledge in India ⓘ development of chemical practice in India ⓘ
associatedWith	history of Ayurveda ⓘ history of Indian alchemy ⓘ
author	Prafulla Chandra Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ
contributionTo	global history of science ⓘ recognition of non-Western contributions to chemistry ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	India ⓘ
documents	alchemical traditions in India ⓘ historical texts on chemistry in India ⓘ pharmaceutical practices in ancient and medieval India ⓘ
field	Indology ⓘ chemistry ⓘ history ⓘ
focusesOn	ancient India ⓘ medieval India ⓘ
genre	academic monograph ⓘ history of science ⓘ
influencedBy	Prafulla Chandra Ray's training as a chemist ⓘ
intendedAudience	Indologists ⓘ chemists ⓘ historians of science ⓘ scholars of Indian civilization ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableFor	pioneering historiography of Indian science ⓘ systematic study of Hindu contributions to chemistry ⓘ
presents	chronological account of Hindu chemical traditions ⓘ critical analysis of primary Sanskrit sources ⓘ
scholarlyApproach	comparative history of science ⓘ historical reconstruction ⓘ philological analysis ⓘ
subject	Hindu chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian science ⓘ history of chemistry ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	earliest times to the middle of the sixteenth century A.D. ⓘ
usesSources	Ayurvedic texts ⓘ Sanskrit scientific literature ⓘ alchemical treatises ⓘ

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