The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c10.60
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c10.60
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c10.60
The Method IV is given by Baudhāyana,³ Āpastamba,⁴ Kātyāyana,⁵ Manu⁶ and Maitrāyaṇa; and the Method V by Āpastamba⁷ and Kātyāyana.⁸ It is also taught by Baudhāyana.⁹ He would, however, restrict its application to the construction of a rectangle.
Linked texts (4)
- Mānavaśulbasūtra — Sanskrit
- Baudhāyanaśulbasūtra — Baudhāyana, Sanskrit
- Āpastambaśulbasūtra — Āpastamba, Sanskrit
- Kātyāyanaśulbasūtra — Kātyāyana (Vājasaneyi sūtrakāra), Sanskrit