The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c10.107
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c10.107
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c10.107
By the expression *pakṣeṣṭaka* ("brick for the wing") is implied that the inclination between the two contiguous sides of these bricks must be the same as the bending of the wings where they are to be used. Now the bending of a wing has been defined thus:¹ Describe a rectangle *ABCD* of breadth (*AD*) equal to 1 puruṣa and length (*AB*)