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Alchemy in India and China

by Vijaya Jayant Deshpande | 1988 | 42,318 words

The thesis "Alchemy in India and China" explores the comparative aspects of alchemy in these two countries, focusing on chemical and protochemical formulations while addressing why modern science developed in the West rather than in India or China. It briefly touches upon internal alchemy in China and the ritualistic tantra in India....

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