The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c18.42
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c18.42
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¹ It should be noted that the result (4) does not follow, quite contrary to expectations, from the equation (2), on the substitution in the latter of the value, m=94. $x² = 1+(4× 94)/29 = 13 28/29 = 14, approximately.$ This is too less than the value (5) recorded by Kātyāyana. That is why we started by substituting m=94 in the equation (1). This shows that the process of calculation has much to account for.