[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) › c11.43 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c11.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.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 - [Previous: c11.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c11.42) - [Next: c11.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c11.44) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c11.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c11.43) · Pramāṇa