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Now is stated the method to know the measure of the circumference of a circle in terms of its diameter which forms of the side of a square, the said side being taken to be of measure unity in some unit like the cubit or aṅgula.
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Sarma, K.V., Ramasubramanian, K., Srinivas, M.D., Sriram, M.S. (2008). Circle and Circumference. In: Gaṇita-Yukti-Bhāṣā (Rationales in Mathematical Astronomy) of Jyeṣṭhadeva. Culture and History of Mathematics. Hindustan Book Agency, Gurgaon. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-93-86279-36-1_6
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