[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) › c20.8 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.8 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.8 - **Language:** English ### [c20.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.8) Again the dimensions of another isosceles trapezium (\*Aśvamedhikī-vedi\*) are stated thus: face = 24√2, base = 33√2, altitude = 36√2 prakramas and area = 1944 square prakramas. That is $36√2×½(24√2+30√2)=1944.$ - [Previous: c20.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.7) - [Next: c20.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.9) - [Up: c20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.8) · Pramāṇa