Who Is Historic Bharat?

Aryabhata (476–550 CE) was a seminal Indian mathematician and astronomer from the classical age of Indian mathematics and astronomy. He flourished during the Gupta Empire and is considered one of the first major mathematician-astronomers from that era. His work, particularly the 'Aryabhatiya,' written in 499 CE when he was 23 years old, encapsulates his groundbreaking contributions. This treatise covers arithmetic, algebra, plane and spherical trigonometry, and astronomical calculations. Aryabhata is credited with providing a remarkably accurate approximation of Pi (π), insights into the place-value system (though the explicit use of zero as a digit was formalized later), and the theory that the Earth rotates on its axis. His calculations for the sidereal rotation of the Earth and the length of the sidereal year were remarkably accurate for his time. His work profoundly influenced not only later Indian mathematicians and astronomers but also, through translations, the Arab world and subsequently European scientific thought.

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