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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I

Alchemical Ideas in the Vedas •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •

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CHAPTER II

The Ayurvedic Period •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •

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CHAPTER III

The Transitional Period •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •

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CHAPTER IV

The Tantric Period •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •

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CHAPTER V

The Iatro-Chemical Period •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •

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CHAPTER VI

Indebtedness of the Arabians to India •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •          •

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THE AYURVEDIC PERIOD
(From the pre-Buddhistic Era to circa 800 A. D.)
CHAPTER I
The Constitution and Properties of Matter: The Atomic Theory

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Tanmátra or Particles—Five Elements—Animated Atom Grosser Body—Earth—Water—Light—Conception of the

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