HE WAS BORN AT SOMNATH IN 931 AD. HE WAS A CHEMIST IN ITS MOST MODERN SENSE.HIS BOOK "RASARATNAKARA" DEALS WITH PREPARATIONS OF RASA(MERCURY) COMPOUNDS, PRINCIPLES OF METALLURGY, EXTRACTION OF METALS LIKE SILVER, GOLD, TIN, COPPER ETC. FROM THEIR ORES AND THEIR PURIFICATION. THE PROCESS OF DISTILLATION, LIQUEFACTION, SUBLIMATION AND ROASTING ARE ALSO MENTIONED ALONG WITH PROPER INSTRUMENTS TO BE EMPLOYED.
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