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Aryabhata

Aryabhata, also known as Aryabhata I, was an Indian mathematician and astronomer who flourished in the early 6th century CE. Traditional dating places him around 476 to 550 CE, with associations to Kusumapura (near Patna) in eastern India. His name became a byword for classical Indian science, and later scholars attributed many astronomical and mathematical ideas to him.

His most influential work is the Aryabhatiya, a concise treatise composed in verse around 499 CE. It

In astronomy, Aryabhata proposed that the apparent motions of the heavens are a result of the rotation

Aryabhata’s work had a lasting influence on Indian astronomy and mathematics and was transmitted to the Islamic

surveys
mathematics
and
astronomy,
covering
arithmetic,
algebra,
plane
trigonometry,
and
spherical
astronomy.
The
text
presents
methods
for
solving
linear
and
quadratic
equations,
describes
a
decimal
place-value
numeral
system,
and
introduces
algorithms
that
influenced
later
computation.
of
the
earth
on
its
axis,
explaining
day
and
night
and
the
seasonal
changes.
He
offered
models
for
the
motions
of
planets
and
for
eclipses,
and
he
provided
astronomical
constants,
including
an
approximation
of
pi
of
3.1416.
He
also
developed
trigonometric
concepts,
including
a
table
of
sine
values
derived
from
half-chords,
laying
groundwork
for
later
Indian
and
Islamic
trigonometry.
world,
where
it
was
studied
and
expanded.
His
ideas
helped
shape
subsequent
medieval
scholarly
traditions
in
South
Asia
and
the
broader
scientific
heritage
of
the
region.
The
name
Aryabhata
was
later
used
for
the
first
Indian
satellite,
launched
in
1975,
as
a
tribute
to
his
enduring
legacy.