The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.34
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.34
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Thus if 2a denote the side of a square equivalent to a circle of diameter d, then $2a = 7d/8 + [ d/8 - 28d/8.29 + ( d/8.29.6 - d/8.29.6.8 ) ]$ $or 2a = d - d/8 + d/8.29 - d/8.29 ( ⅙ - 1/6.8 ).$