The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus c4.s2.56
The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus c4.s2.56
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c4.s2.56
24 Aṅgulis make 1 Hasta, cubit, which may be taken to be 18 or 19 inches. A Kudava was divided into 4 Palas, and there can be no doubt that originally water of the weight of 4 Palas was found to be actually contained in a vessel of the cubical capacity of a Kudava. If we take the ancient cubit to have been 19 inches, the Kudava would contain nearly 4 Palas of distilled water at 30° Centigrade. On a cubit of 18 inches, the Kudava would contain about 3¾ Palas.