The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c11.43
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c11.43
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c11.43
"> By means of half the measure (of the side of a given square) is obtained a square equivalent to the fourth part (of the given square); by one-third the measure is obtained (a square equivalent to) the ninth part; by one-fourth the measure is obtained (a square equivalent to) the sixteenth part.”¹