The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.30
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.30
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c12.30
“‘Or else if the square is to be transformed into (a rectangle) of this (*i.e.*, one specified) side, cut off (from the square) a segment by that side. What remains in excess should be added along the other side.’”²