[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) › c16.69 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.69 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.69 - **Language:** English ### [c16.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.69) An obvious approximation will be $Area of the circle = (4r² + 2r²)/2 = 3r².$ - [Previous: c16.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.68) - [Next: c16.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.70) - [Up: c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.69) · Pramāṇa