Geometry of vedic altarsx

Abstract

The earliest material evidence of Indian mathematics is found among the ruins of the Harappa civilization, which dates back to the start of the third millennium before the Christian Era. Archaeological finds show an elaborate system of weights and measures. Plumb–bobs of uniform size and weight found throughout the vast area of this culture conform to two series (binary and decimal) and their combinations, in the ratio of 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 and 10, 20, 40, 160, 200, 300, 640, 1,600, 6,400, 8,000, and 12,800. Until recently, equivalent weights formed the basis of an elaborate system of barter in certain parts of India, with conversion rates almost identical to some of the above ratios.