[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) › c13.12 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c13.12 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c13.12 - **Language:** English ### [c13.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.12) \*The number of square units in the area of a rectangle is obtained by multiplying together the numbers of linear units in the length and breadth of the rectangle.\* - [Previous: c13.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.11) - [Next: c13.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.13) - [Up: c13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.12) · Pramāṇa