[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) › c16.64 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.64 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.64 - **Language:** English ### [c16.64](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.64) The rationale of this formula seems to be this :² Draw the square \*ABCD\* circumscribing the circle and also the square \*A'B'C'D'\* inscribed within it. - [Previous: c16.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.63) - [Next: c16.65](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.65) - [Up: c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.64](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.64) · Pramāṇa