[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) › c10.99 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c10.99 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c10.99 - **Language:** English ### [c10.99](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c10.99) For the proper construction of an altar of prescribed size and shape, it was sometimes necessary to make bricks of the shape of a parallelogram having given sides at a given inclination. For instance, Āpastamba says: - [Previous: c10.98](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c10.98) - [Next: c10.100](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c10.100) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c10.99](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c10.99) · Pramāṇa