[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) › c12.20 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.20 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.20 - **Language:** English ### [c12.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.20) "If you wish to transform a square into a rectangle, divide it by the diagonal. Divide again one part into two, and add them suitably so as to fit the two sides (of the other half)."¹ - [Previous: c12.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.19) - [Next: c12.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.21) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.20) · Pramāṇa