[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932) › c10.74 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c10.74 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c10.74 - **Language:** English ### [c10.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c10.74) To construct a trapezium whose altitude, face and base are given, Baudhāyana ² follows a method similar to the one adopted by him for the construction of a rectangle of given sides. Only cords of given different measures are employed for fixing the extremities of the face and base. - [Previous: c10.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c10.73) - [Next: c10.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c10.75) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c10.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c10.74) · Pramāṇa