[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972) › c8.s6.27 # A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c8.s6.27 A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c8.s6.27 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s6.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c8.s6.27) Continuing his enunciation of the circumference of a circle, as given above, Mādhava goes on to give a rational approximation to its value and, through it, the value of π : - [Previous: c8.s6.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c8.s6.26) - [Next: c8.s6.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c8.s6.28) - [Up: c8.s6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c8.s6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c8.s6.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c8.s6.27) · Pramāṇa