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# 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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### [c4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c4.32)

| | | | PAGE |  
| 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 |

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