[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) › c14.44 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c14.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c14.44) 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. - [Previous: c14.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c14.43) - [Next: c14.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c14.45) - [Up: c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c14.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c14.44) · Pramāṇa