[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) › c16.78 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.78 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.78 - **Language:** English ### [c16.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.78) By the formula (i) the area of the transformed circle will be nearly equal to 4·000344 × a², the value of π being taken to be 3·14159. - [Previous: c16.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.77) - [Next: c16.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.79) - [Up: c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.78) · Pramāṇa