The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.59
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.59
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c16.59
Another method of squaring a circle has been taught by Baudhāyana, Āpastamba and Kātyāyana. It has been explicitly admitted by all of them that this method yields only a gross (*anityā*) value.