[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932) › c8.78 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c8.78 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c8.78 - **Language:** English ### [c8.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.78) The construction of a square having a given side is described thus (omitting the descriptions of the ceremonies and speculative explanations) : - [Previous: c8.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.77) - [Next: c8.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.79) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.78) · Pramāṇa