The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.s4.23
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.s4.23
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c20.s4.23
Let b denote the distance between the *Gārhapatya* and *Āhavanīya*, that is, AG. Then from the different specifications given above we obtain the following values for AD and GD: $AD = b/3√ 5, ⅘b, 7/9b, 16/21b, 18/25b$ $GD = b/3√ 2, ⅖b, 7/18b, 8/21b, 12/25b$