[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) › c16.34 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c16.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.34) Thus if 2a denote the side of a square equivalent to a circle of diameter d, then $2a = 7d/8 + \[ d/8 - 28d/8.29 + ( d/8.29.6 - d/8.29.6.8 ) \]$ $or 2a = d - d/8 + d/8.29 - d/8.29 ( ⅙ - 1/6.8 ).$ - [Previous: c16.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.33) - [Next: c16.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.35) - [Up: c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.34) · Pramāṇa