Āryabhata: Life and ContributionsMainly on the work of an ancient Indian astronomer and mathematician, Aryabhata I, b. 476. |
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History of Ancient Indian Astronomy | 1 |
Life History of Aryabhata | 28 |
The Aryabhatiya | 45 |
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According algebra ancient ancient Indian arithmetic Aryabhata Aryabhata-Siddhanta Aryabhatiya astronomy base beginning believed Bhaskara birth Brahma Brahmagupta calculations called centre century chapter circle civilization commentary considered contributions correct cube decimal described developed diameter discussed distance Divide earlier Earth Earth's Shadow eclipses equal equations example fact finding formula further Ganita-pada gave geometry given gives gnomon Greeks Hindu important Indian astronomy Indian mathematics interest knowledge known later length lines mathe mathematicians mathematics and astronomy matics means mentioned Mercury method month Moon motion move namely needs observations period planets position problems progress referred rotation rule says scholars scientific Siddhanta sine slóka sphere square square root Subtracting tables theory tion translates triangle true University volume writes written wrote X₁ yuga zero