5/15/13 Aryabhata - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Aryabhata From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Aryabhata (Sanskrit: आयभट listen; IAST: Āryabhaṭa) or Aryabhata I[1][2] (476–550 CE)[3][4] was the first in the line of great mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. His works include the Āryabhaṭīya (499 CE‚ when he was 23 years old)[5] and the Arya-siddhanta. The works of Aryabhata dealt with mainly mathematics and astronomy. He also
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Aryabhata [pic] Statue of Aryabhata on the grounds of IUCAA‚ Pune. As there is no known information regarding his appearance‚ any image of Aryabhata originates from an artist’s conception. Aryabhata (IAST: Āryabhaṭa; Sanskrit: आर्यभटः) (476–550 CE) was the first in the line of great mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. His most famous works are the Aryabhatiya (499 CE‚ when he was 23 years old) and the Arya-siddhanta. |Contents
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[edit] Mathematics [edit] Pi as irrational Aryabhata worked on the approximation for Pi (π)‚ and may have come to the conclusion that π is irrational. In the second part of the Aryabhatiyam (gaṇitapāda 10)‚ he writes: caturadhikam śatamaṣṭaguṇam dvāṣaṣṭistathā sahasrāṇām ayutadvayaviṣkambhasyāsanno vṛttapariṇāhaḥ. "Add four to 100‚ multiply by eight‚ and then add 62‚000. By this rule the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 20‚000 can be approached."[12] This implies that the
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Aryabhatta Biography Wikipedia.ame While there is a tendency to misspell his name as "Aryabhatta" by analogy with other names having the "bhatta" suffix‚ his name is properly spelled Aryabhata: every astronomical text spells his name thus‚ including Brahmagupta’s references to him "in more than a hundred places by name". Furthermore‚ in most instances "Aryabhatta" does not fit the metre either. Time and place of birth Aryabhata mentions in the Aryabhatiya that it was composed 3‚630 years into
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Aryabhata The lost father of Mathematics and Astronomy General Purpose: My general purpose is to inform. Specific purpose: My specific purpose is to inform my audience about the Great ancient Indian mathematician and astrologer Aryabhata and his contributions. Introduction: A. Attention Getter: Many people believe that the concepts of mathematics such as number system and placement of zero‚ trigonometry‚ decimal system‚ approximation of pi and indeterminate equation were given my Greeks
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http://www.thebravesandsmarts.com/2013/02/the-great-indian-mathematician.html http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Aryabhata_I.html (Please check this website‚ I was unable to copy the information) Āryabhaṭa (Devanāgarī: आर्यभट) (AD 476 – 550) is the first of the great mathematician-astronomers of the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. He was born at Muziris (the modern day Kodungallour village) near Thrissur‚ Kerala. Available evidence suggest that he went
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