The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.s2.11
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.s2.11
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c20.s2.11
But a more simple and very plausible hypothesis will be that the expression for √ 2 was obtained in the following way:¹ Take two squares whose sides are of unit length. Divide the second square into three equal strips