Comments on: Vedic Mathematics – Introduction http://www.hitxp.com/articles/veda/vedic-mathematics-preface/ Human Intelligence to Solve Xtreme Problems Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Anonymous http://www.hitxp.com/articles/veda/vedic-mathematics-preface/comment-page-1/#comment-7075 Anonymous Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:12:00 +0000 http://hitxp.com/articles/uncategorized/vedic-mathematics-preface/#comment-7075 The Apastamba Sulba Sutra composed by Apastamba at around 600 BCE contains1. The method of squaring the circle 2. Considers the problem of dividing a segment into 7 equal parts 3. Calculates the square root of 2 correct to five decimal places 4. Solves the general linear equation 5. Contains a numerical proof of the Pythagorean theorem, using an area computation.  Albert Burk claims this was the original proof of the theorem which Pythagoras copied on his visit to India.Reference: Das Apastamba Sulba Sūtra by Albert Burk (published in 1901)See http://www.vedah.com/essays-on-veda-upanishad-etc/advanced-topics/85-mathematics-in-veda/493-mathematics-in-veda The Apastamba Sulba Sutra composed by Apastamba at around 600 BCE contains1. The method of squaring the circle
2. Considers the problem of dividing a segment into 7 equal parts
3. Calculates the square root of 2 correct to five decimal places
4. Solves the general linear equation
5. Contains a numerical proof of the Pythagorean theorem, using an area computation. 

Albert Burk claims this was the original proof of the theorem which Pythagoras copied on his visit to India.Reference: Das Apastamba Sulba Sūtra by Albert Burk (published in 1901)See http://www.vedah.com/essays-on-veda-upanishad-etc/advanced-topics/85-mathematics-in-veda/493-mathematics-in-veda

]]> By: Dr.M.L.Raja http://www.hitxp.com/articles/veda/vedic-mathematics-preface/comment-page-1/#comment-2131 Dr.M.L.Raja Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:29:12 +0000 http://hitxp.com/articles/uncategorized/vedic-mathematics-preface/#comment-2131 Kind regards, I request you to give me the exact wordings of Albert Burk, the famouse historian and also the name and page no. of the book inwhich he has written as 'Pythagorus came to Arakkonam and copied the the theorem', please. What is the proof he has given in support of his statement on Pythagorus? - Dr.M.L.Raja Kind regards,
I request you to give me the exact wordings of Albert Burk, the famouse historian and also the name and page no. of the book inwhich he has written as ‘Pythagorus came to Arakkonam and copied the the theorem’, please. What is the proof he has given in support of his statement on Pythagorus? – Dr.M.L.Raja

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