The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c15.88
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c15.88
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c15.88
We shall now take up the question whether the ancient Hindus had any general method of finding rational triangles. Of course there is not found in the *Śulba* any rule devoted particularly to the definition of such a method. So whatever we shall say on the point will consequently be by way of inference, more or less conjectural. However there are good reasons to believe that the Hindus knew of general formulas for finding rational rectangles.