The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.70
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.70
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c12.70
"If you wish to transform an isosceles triangle into a square, cut off its northern half by the middle line ; then place it on the opposite side after inverting, By the method of constructing a square equal to a rectangle, construct the square. This is the method of construction." ¹