The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c13.s3.1
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c13.s3.1
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c13.s3.1
The cemetery-shaped Fire-altar is in fact a frustum of a pyramid. Its base is an isosceles trapezium whose dimensions are stated by Baudhāyana to be as follows: