[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) › c12.70 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c12.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.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 - [Previous: c12.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.69) - [Next: c12.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.71) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.70) · Pramāṇa