Aryabhata
476 CE – 550 CE · aged 74
Pioneer astronomer who formulated zero, quadratic rules, and earth's rotation.
- Born
- 476 CE · Pataliputra
- Died
- 550 CE · Pataliputra
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- 476 CEBornBorn in Pataliputra
- 550 CEDiedDied in Pataliputra
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- 476 CEFall of Western Rome
Biography
Aryabhata (Sanskrit: आर्यभट, IAST: Āryabhaṭa) or Aryabhata I (476–550 CE) was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers and early physicist from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. His works include the Āryabhaṭīya (which mentions that in 3600 Kali Yuga, 499 CE, he was 23 years old) and the Arya-siddhanta.
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