The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c8.99
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c8.99
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c8.99
Full details of the methods of measurement of the falcon-shaped Fire-altar are not found until the *Śrautasūtra*. The method of the measurement by means of a bamboo-rod has been described in the *Āpastamba Śulba*,² and that by means of a cord is hinted in the *Baudhāyana Śrauta*³ described in full in the *Kātyāyana Śrauta*. The latter says: