[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) › c15.101 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c15.101 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c15.101 - **Language:** English ### [c15.101](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c15.101) which is derivable from (A) by doubling the side of each square or from (A) by putting a = 2. But they were more likely obtained first by observing when the gnomon of two square bricks of breadth put round a square, could be rearranged in the form of a square. If the original square contain n² bricks, the gnomon will consist of 4n + 4 bricks. - [Previous: c15.100](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c15.100) - [Next: c15.102](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c15.102) - [Up: c15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c15) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c15.101](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c15.101) · Pramāṇa