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# The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c17.86

The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c17.86

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### [c17.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c17.86)

The face, base and altitude of the \*Mahāvedi\* are given respectively to be 24, 30 and 36 prakramas in length. If \*a\*, \*b\*, \*c\* be the corresponding quantities of a similar figure, we shall have

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