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# The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c4.48

The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c4.48

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### [c4.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c4.48)

| Simple operations with surds | ... | ... | 187 |  
| Technical terms | ... | ... | 188 |  
| Approximate value of √2 | ... | ... | 188 |  
| Various hypotheses about its origin | ... | ... | 189 |  
| Approximate value of √3 | ... | ... | 194 |

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