[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) › c16.70 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.70 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.70 - **Language:** English ### [c16.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.70) If 2a denote a side of the square equivalent in area to the circle, we shall have approximately $4a² = 3r²,$ $or, a = (√ 3)/2 r.$ - [Previous: c16.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.69) - [Next: c16.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.71) - [Up: c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.70) · Pramāṇa