Rasaratna Samuccaya ( Devanagari: रसरत्न समुच्चय) is an Indian Sanskrit treatise on alchemy. The text is dated between 13th[1] to 16th century CE.[2]
The text contains detailed descriptions of various complex metallurgical processes,[3][4] as well as descriptions of how to set up and equip a laboratory and other topics concerning Indian alchemy. It is a work that synthesises the writings and opinions of several earlier authors and presents a coherent account of medieval Indian alchemy.
ContentsEdit
Among the diverse scientific content of this text is:[5]
Systematic approach to the Science. (Rasaratna Samuccaya 6/2)
^Biswas, Arun Kumar (June 1986). (PDF). Indian Journal of History of Science. 22 (1) (29–46, 1987). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
rasaratna, samuchaya, rasaratna, samuccaya, devanagari, रसरत, सम, चय, indian, sanskrit, treatise, alchemy, text, dated, between, 13th, 16th, century, text, contains, detailed, descriptions, various, complex, metallurgical, processes, well, descriptions, equip,. Rasaratna Samuccaya Devanagari रसरत न सम च चय is an Indian Sanskrit treatise on alchemy The text is dated between 13th 1 to 16th century CE 2 The text contains detailed descriptions of various complex metallurgical processes 3 4 as well as descriptions of how to set up and equip a laboratory and other topics concerning Indian alchemy It is a work that synthesises the writings and opinions of several earlier authors and presents a coherent account of medieval Indian alchemy Contents EditAmong the diverse scientific content of this text is 5 Systematic approach to the Science Rasaratna Samuccaya 6 2 Philosophy of scientific explanation Two kinds of mineral with zinc calamine and Smithsonite Rasaratna Samuccaya 2 149 Color and nature of the mineral Artha sastra 2 30 Color of minerals with copper Properties of some chemicals such as calcium carbonate Rasaratna Samuccaya 3 130 131 Distillation of mercury Rasaratna Samucchaya 3 144 Explanation of the corrosion Rasarṇava 7 97 The color of the flame Rasarṇava 4 51 Three types of iron Rasaratna Samuccaya 5 69 Two kinds of tin Rasaratna Samuccaya 5 153 154 The lead Rasaratna Samuccaya 5 170 The zinc metal Rasataraṅgiṇi 19 95 The brass Rasendra Cuḍamaṇi14 154 The bronze Rasaratna Samuccaya 5 205 Conditions of a laboratory and the people who work within it References Edit White David Gordon 1 January 1996 The alchemical body Siddha traditions in medieval India ISBN 9780226149349 Meulenbeld Gerrit Jan 1 January 1999 A history of Indian medical literature Groningen E Forsten ISBN 9789069801247 Indian Metallurgy Biswas Arun Kumar June 1986 Rasa Ratna Samuccaya and Mineral Processing State of Art in the 13th Century a d India PDF Indian Journal of History of Science 22 1 29 46 1987 Archived from the original PDF on 27 February 2009 Retrieved 9 January 2009 Ancient Indian Chemistry Hindu culture blog External links EditIndian Institute of Science and Heritage Introduction Printed edition in Sanskrit Electronic text based on the 1927 Calcutta printed edition with extracts from the Bodhini commentary in the SARIT library nbsp This article about an India related book is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rasaratna Samuchaya amp oldid 1121132875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
