Question

Aryabhatta was the famous _______

Answer 1

Hint: Aryabhatta was a famous astronomer and one of the finest Indian mathematicians of the classical age. He was born in Pataliputra in circa 476 CE. He is still commemorated for his contributions in the fields of Mathematics and Astronomy.

Complete Answer:
Aryabhatta (476–550 CE) was one of the first and the finest mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian Mathematics and Astronomy. His works include the Aryabhatiya and the Surya Siddhanta. Aryabhatta was a famous astronomer and one of the finest Indian mathematicians of the classical age. He flourished near Pataliputra (Patna), the then capital of the Gupta dynasty, during the period 476–550 CE. His work, ‘Aryabhatiya’, was widely accepted and popular in South India, written in verse couplets. The book mainly deals with mathematics and astronomy. Aryabhatta named the first ten decimal places and proposed algorithms for obtaining square roots and cubic roots using the decimal number system. He defined the value of π as 62,832/20,000 (= 3.1416). In astronomy, he showed a new way of treating the planetary motion along the ecliptic along with providing definitions for eccentric and epicyclic models of planetary motion, various units of time, planetary longitude corrections for different terrestrial locations, etc. He also researched the prediction of solar and lunar eclipses. He first explicitly stated that the apparent westward motion of the stars is seen due to Earth’s rotation about its axis. He also correctly determined the luminosity of the Moon and planets to reflected sun rays.
In his honor, the Indian government named its first satellite Aryabhatta, which was launched in 1975.

Note: Aryabhatta named the first ten decimal places and proposed algorithms for obtaining square roots and cubic roots using the decimal number system. He defined the value of π as 62,832/20,000 (= 3.1416). In astronomy, he showed a new way of treating the planetary motion along the ecliptic along with providing definitions for eccentric and epicyclic models of planetary motion, various units of time, planetary longitude corrections for different terrestrial locations, etc. He also researched the prediction of solar and lunar eclipses.