"Likewise, 34, which is the sum of 21 and 13, is the number of meters with 8 matras. [Hence you have the sequence] 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ..."
— Hemachandra

January 1, 1970

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quoted in : Bhaskar Kamble, The Imperishable Seed: How Hindu Mathematics Changed the World and why this History was Erased, Garuda Prakashan Private Limited, 2022 ISBN 9798885750189