New Delhi’s Iron Pillar has long fascinated scientists both at home and abroad. But it wasn’t until 2003 that experts cracked the metallurgical mystery behind this unusual attraction.

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It’s 1600 years old. It’s made of wrought iron. It stands pristine amid the ruins of an ancient temple. And it refuses to rust. The origin of the remarkable Iron Pillar, part of the world ...

THE freedom from rusting of the famous iron pillar at Delhi has long been a subject of comment and has been attributed by some writers to the peculiar properties of the ancient iron from which it ...

An iron pillar placed in the UNESCO-listed Qutub Minar complex in New Delhi has long fascinated scientists for surviving over 1,600 years without rust. Standing tall at 7.2 metres and weighing six ...

The Iron Pillar of Delhi, India : Pillar is 7.21m high with a 41cm diameter that stands in the middle of an empty square in the Qutub Complex, New Delhi, India.

This article was originally published with the title “ The Iron Pillar of Delhi ” in SA Supplements Vol. 56 No. 1436supp (July 1903), p. 23018 doi:10.1038 ...

This article was originally published with the title “ An Iron Pillar in the Punjab (Hindostan), Near Delhi ” in SA Supplements Vol. 21 No. 523supp (January 1886), p. 8358 doi:10.1038 ...

New Delhi’s Iron Pillar has long fascinated scientists both at home and abroad. But it wasn’t until 2003 that experts cracked the metallurgical mystery behind this unusual attraction.