The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.65
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.65
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c12.65
"If you wish to transform a square or a rectangle into a triangle, construct a square whose area will be twice as much as the area of the figure (to be transformed). Fix a pole at the middle of its eastern side. Having fastened at it two ties (of two cords), stretch the cords towards the two western corners. Cut off the portions lying beyond these cords." ²