The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c11.17
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c11.17
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"> As many squares (of equal size) as you wish to combine into one, the transverse line will be (equal to) one less than that; twice a side will be (equal to) one more than that; (thus) form a triangle. Its arrow (i.e., altitude) will do that.'¹