00928nam a2200169Ia 4500008004100000020002300041041000800064082001800072100002300090245007300113250001200186260004100198300003300239520043800272650001500710650003300725240911s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a9788173200922qhbk  aEng  a669.0954bMIS  aMishra, Ashoka K.  0a Ancient Indian metallurgy : theory and practicec/ Ashoka K. Mishra  a1st ed.  bAgam Kala Prakashanc2009aNew Delhi  axi, 217 p.b: ill.c; 25 cm.  aMetallurgy is an interdisciplinary subject consisting of Geology, Mining, Physics, Chemistry and other applied offshoots of Science. Currently its technological advancement is theory based application while contrary to it in ancient times it was empirical one (based on experiments and observations). This empirical based metallurgical advancement of ancient India was in no way inferior to the theory based advancement modern times.  aMetallurgy  aMetallurgy - India - History