The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c14.44
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c14.44
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of this altar is obviously equal to the square *ADEH* on the side *AD* and the square *DCGF* on the side *DC*. Bürk has further confirmed his hypothesis by a reference to Baudhāyana's imperfect rule (taught also by Kātyāyana) for the transformation of a square into a rectangle.