Geometry in Ancient India |
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Foundations of Geometry in the Middle East | 13 |
Geometry in the Vedic Period before 30002000 B C | 30 |
The Brahmans lay the foundations of Mensuration and Geometry | 43 |
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30 angulas adhyardha agni agnikṣetra Ahavaniya Almagest altar Apastamba ApŚl aratni Atharvaveda atman Baudhayana Baudhayana Sulba Bodhāyana body Brahmana breadth bricks bricks are placed caturasra caturthi centre chords circle circular construction cubit described diagonal diameter distance divided draw drawn earth east side eight equal falcon feet felloe fire fire-altar following passages four bricks four corners fourth front Garhapatya geometry half half-bricks havirdhana head Hipparchus joined Katyāyana lays Mahāvedi man's lengths mark measure middle nave oblong pada-s padas pañcamis parallelogram paridhi parimandala pole pra-u-ga prācī pradhi Prajapati prakramas preceding diagram Ptolemy pyramid quadrilateral quarter quarter-bricks rajju rectangle rectangular triangle Ṛgveda rhombus right angles rule sacrifice Samhita sanku saptavidha Satapatha Brāhmaṇa ŚBr second layer shape side 30 small squares Soma space spine square purusas stoma Sulba Sutras Sūtras syena Taittiriya Samhita theorem third total area total number triangular turned vedi western wheel word Yajurveda