[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.s3.1 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c13.s3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.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: - [Previous: c13.s2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.s2.2) - [Next: c13.s3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.s3.2) - [Up: c13.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.s3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.s3.1) · Pramāṇa