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The Indian Sulbasutras

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Visit this site: http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/HistTopics/Indian_sulbasutras.html
Author:MacTutor Math History Archives
Description: Linked essay on the Sulbasutras, appendices to the Vedas that contain all that is known of Vedic mathematics, and give rules for constructing altars. (The Vedic people entered India about 1500 BC from the region that today is Iran. The word Vedic describes the religion of these people and the name comes from their collections of sacred texts known as the Vedas.) With references and other related web sites.
Levels: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College
Languages: English
Resource Types: Articles, Bibliographies
Math Topics: History and Biography

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