History of Hindu chemistry from the earliest times to the middle of the sixteenth century, A. D. (Record no. 36287)
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| International Standard Book Number | 9788130712116 |
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| Original cataloging agency | NISER LIBRARY |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Transcribing agency | NISER LIBRARY |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 54(091)"15" |
| Item number | RAY-H |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ray, Prafulla Chandra |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | History of Hindu chemistry from the earliest times to the middle of the sixteenth century, A. D. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2nd edition |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cosmo Publications, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | A-F, cxxxii, 295p.: |
| Other physical details | illustrations, portraits ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographies and indexes. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The first volume of Ray’s celebrated work, The History of Hindu Chemistry, was published in 1902. The second volume was published in 1908. It was Marcellin Pierre Eugene Berthelot (1827-1907), who inspired Ray to undertake this monumental work. In the preface to the first edition Ray wrote: “ … I was brought into communication with M. Berthelot – a circumstance which has proved to be a turning point in my career as a student of the history of chemistry. The illustrious French savant, the Doyen of the chemical world, who has done more than any other persons to clear up the sources and trace the progress of chemical science in the West, expressed a strong desire to know all about the contribution of the Hindus. In response to his sacred call I submitted to him, in 1898, a short monograph on Indian alchemy. On perusing the contents of these works I was filled with the ambition of supplementing them with one on Hindu chemistry.” Ray’s Hindu Chemistry was immediately recognized as a unique contribution in annals of history of science. Berthelot himself wrote a 15-page review in Journal des Savant in its issue of January 1903. Renowned international journals like Nature and Knowledge wrote very highly of the book. In 1912 the Vice Chancellor of Durham University, while conferring the Honorary DSc degree on Prafulla Chandra Ray, noted: His fame chiefly rests on his monumental History of Hindu Chemistry, a work of which both the scientific and linguistic attainments are equally remarkable, and of which, if on any book, we may pronounce that it is definitive. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Chemistry |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Science, Medieval |
| Geographic subdivision | India |
| General subdivision | History |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Science, Medieval |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Science, Ancient |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Reviews |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27405096-history-of-hindu-chemistry#CommunityReviews">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27405096-history-of-hindu-chemistry#CommunityReviews</a> |
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| Koha item type | Book |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Universal Decimal Classification |
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| Universal Decimal Classification | NISER LIBRARY | NISER LIBRARY | 18/09/2025 | Order No. NISER/LIB/BK/PO/2025-26/07, Dt. 18/09/2025; Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd.; Invoice No. TV1609, Dt. 11/09/2025 | 1 | 54(091)"15" RAY-H | 26024 | 25/02/2026 | 05/02/2026 | 18/09/2025 | Book |
