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Aryabhata
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Aryabhata (Sanskrit: आयभट listen; IAST: Āryabhaṭa) or Aryabhata I[1][2] (476–550 CE)[3][4] was the first in the line of great mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. His works include the Āryabhaṭīya (499 CE, when he was 23 years old)[5] and the Arya-siddhanta. The works of Aryabhata dealt with mainly mathematics and astronomy. He also worked on the approximation for pi.
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1 Biography 1.1 Name 1.1.1 Time and place of birth 1.2 Education 1.3 Other hypotheses 2 Works 2.1 Aryabhatiya 3 Mathematics 3.1 Place value system and zero 3.2 Approximation of π 3.3 Trigonometry 3.4 Indeterminate equations 3.5 Algebra 4 Astronomy 4.1 Motions of the solar system 4.2 Eclipses 4.3 Sidereal periods 4.4 Heliocentrism 5 Legacy 6 See also 7 References 8 External links
Statue of Aryabhata on the grounds of IUCAA, Pune. As there is no known information regarding his appearance, any image of Aryabhata originates from an artist 's conception. Born Died Era Region Main interests Major works 476 CE prob. Ashmaka 550 CE Gupta era India Mathematics, Astronomy Āryabhaṭīya, Arya-siddhanta
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Aryabhata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
While there is a tendency to misspell his name as "Aryabhatta" by analogy with other names having the "bhatta" suffix, his name is properly spelled Aryabhata: every astronomical text spells his name thus,[6] including Brahmagupta 's references to him "in more than a hundred places by name".[7] Furthermore, in most instances "Aryabhatta" does not fit the metre either.[6] Time and place of birth Aryabhata mentions in the Aryabhatiya that it was composed 3,630 years into the Kali Yuga, when he was 23 years old. This corresponds to 499 CE, and implies that he was born in 476.[4] Aryabhata 's birthplace is
References: Aryabhata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cooke, Roger (1997)