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BC Ferries: Frequently Asked Questions (0 words)
Reservations are not required for any other BC Ferries route, though they are recommended for travel between Tsawwassen and the Southern Gulf Islands.
A: B.C. students, ages 18 and under, with acceptable I.D., can travel free between their residence and school, and to attend or participate in school and junior association education and sporting events.
BC Ferries' Customer Sales and Service Representatives are available every day of the year from 7:00 a.m.
NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Sulba Sutras (824 words)
Baudhayana, (circa 800 BC), was a Vedic Indian mathematician/scribe.
Pythagoras's theorem is first found in the Baudhayana sutra—so was hence known from around 800 BC.
Altar construction also led to the discovery of irrational numbers—a remarkable estimation of the square root of 2 is found in three of the sutras.
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