Show Chemistry Known in India 2000 Years Ago The scholars of India In the days clays of the Roman empire empire had evolved c g science of chemistry and knew of the exIstence of f h hydrogen and and oxygen according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to discoveries announced b by byC C C. II It Ko Kokatnur a chemist of 50 East Ens Fort Forty first filst street According to o Mr Ir Kokatnur's computations the discovery discovery ery cry of these elements In to India antedated antedated ante ante- dated their discovery ery In the western world b by about 2000 years Mr lr Kokatnur evolved his theories from a Sixteenth century manuscript which In turn was taken from writIngs writings writ writ- Ings coming down from before the Christian era According i to Mr 1 Kokatnur a n word which corresponds to the En English Ush word chemistry has been traced to these pre Christian da days s together with other nouns denoting various perfumes dyes and libers New New York fork Times |