Aryabhata

Āryabhaṭa
Āryabhaṭa
	Statue depicting Aryabhata on the grounds of IUCAA, Pune (although there is no historical record of his appearance).
Born	476 CE; Kusumapura (Pataliputra) (present-day Patna, India)
Died	550 CE
Academic background
Influences	Surya Siddhanta
Academic work
Era	Gupta era
Main interests	Mathematics, astronomy
Notable works	Āryabhaṭīya, Arya-siddhanta
Notable ideas	Explanation of lunar eclipse and solar eclipse, rotation of Earth on its axis, reflection of light by moon, sinusoidal functions, solution of single variable quadratic equation, value of π correct to 4 decimal places, diameter of Earth, calculation of the length of sidereal year
Influenced	Lalla, Bhaskara I, Brahmagupta, Varahamihira

Aryabhata (476–550 CE) was an Indian mathematician and an astronomer. He discovered zero.^[3]

References

↑ Bhau Daji (1865). "Brief Notes on the Age and Authenticity of the Works of Aryabhata, Varahamihira, Brahmagupta, Bhattotpala, and Bhaskaracharya". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. pp. 392–406.
↑ Chad (2013-11-24). "Aryabhata Biography - Life of Indian Astronomer". Totally History. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
↑ "Aryabhata".

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Āryabhaṭa
Statue depicting Aryabhata on the grounds of IUCAA, Pune (although there is no historical record of his appearance).
Born	476 CE Kusumapura (Pataliputra) (present-day Patna, India)^[1]
Died	550 CE^[2]

Academic background
Influences	Surya Siddhanta
Academic work
Era	Gupta era
Main interests	Mathematics, astronomy
Notable works	Āryabhaṭīya, Arya-siddhanta
Notable ideas	Explanation of lunar eclipse and solar eclipse, rotation of Earth on its axis, reflection of light by moon, sinusoidal functions, solution of single variable quadratic equation, value of π correct to 4 decimal places, diameter of Earth, calculation of the length of sidereal year
Influenced	Lalla, Bhaskara I, Brahmagupta, Varahamihira