[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) › c8.9 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c8.9 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c8.9 - **Language:** English ### [c8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.9) The last problem is the same as to evaluate the surd √2. Or it may be considered as a case of doubling a square and then circling it. So in that case, we get at the proposition :— - [Previous: c8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.8) - [Next: c8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.10) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c8.9) · Pramāṇa