[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) › c16.9 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.9 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.9 - **Language:** English ### [c16.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.9) Let \*ABCD\* be a square and \*O\* its central point. Join \*OA\*. With centre \*O\* and radius \*OA\* describe a circle intersecting the east-west line \*EW\* at \*E\*. Divide \*EM\* at \*P\* such that PM=EM/3. Then with centre \*O\* and radius \*OP\* describe a circle. This circle will be nearly equal in area to the given square \*ABCD\*. - [Previous: c16.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.8) - [Next: c16.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.10) - [Up: c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.9) · Pramāṇa