The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c4.32
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c4.32
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| Rational rectangles found in the *Śulba* | ... | ... | 123 |
| Method of their discovery | ... | ... | 124 |
| Calculation of the gnomon | ... | ... | 127 |
| Interpretation of two Sanskrit words | ... | ... | 128 |
| General formulæ for finding rational rectangles : | | | |
| First formula | ... | ... | 133 |
| Second formula | ... | ... | 134 |
| Third formula | ... | ... | 135 |
| Further generalisation | ... | ... | 136 |
| Rectangle (15, 36, 39) | ... | ... | 136 |