Aryabhatta

The Creator of Zero

This booklet describes the life and legacy of one of the most
important mathematicians of the 5th century.

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ryabhatta was the
A greatest mathematician
and astronomer of
ancient times. His work
in science and
mathematics continues
inspire scientists today. He was one of
the first Indians to use algebra. You will
be surprised to know that he wrote his
famous work 'Aryabhatiya' in poetic
form. It is one of the famous creations
of ancient India. Most of the
information given in this book concerns
spherical trigonometry and astronomy.
In 'Aryabhatiya', 33 rules of arithmetic,
algebra and trigonometry are also given.
By declaring 2012 as the National Year
of Mathematics, Prime Minister of India
has in a way honored India's first
mathematician and astronomer
Aryabhatta. It is because of Aryabhatta,
who gave the world the understanding
of zero, that for hundreds of years, India
led the world in the field of
mathematics. Aryabhatta's contribution
is considered to be the most important
in all the achievements the world has
achieved in astronomy today. It is
because of them that today mathematics
and astronomy is doing new research.
Information about Aryabhatta's birth
time comes from his book
Aryabhattiyam. In this book, he says
that “3600 years have passed since
Kali Yuga and I were 23 when we
wrote this book”. According to the
tradition of Indian astrology, the Kali
Yuga begins in 3101 BC. As a result,
Aryabhattiyam was composed in AD
499. In this sense, Aryabhatta would
have been born in AD 476. But there
are differences of opinion about his
place of birth. Some scholars say that
he was born somewhere between
Narmada and Godavari, written in
Sanskrit literature as Ashmak Desh.
While Ahmaka was identified by the
"Arthashastra" of Kautilya as modern
Maharashtra, according to ancient
Buddhist sources, Ashmaka or Asak is
located in Dakcan.
Aryabhata was one of the great
mathematicians and astrologers of
ancient India. He composed the book
"Aryabhatiya", which presented many
principles of mathematics and
astrology. Renowned scholars such as
Aryabhata, Varahmihira,
Brahmagupta, AryabhataII,
Bhaskaracharya, Kamalakar have
made invaluable contributions in this
Aryabhata was
India's first satellite,
named after the
famous Indian
astronomer. It was
launched on 19 April
1975 from Kapustin
Yar, a Soviet rocket
launch and
development site in
Astrakhan Oblast
using a Kosmos-3M
launch vehicle.
field among astrologers of
antiquity. Aryabhata is the most
famous one. He was a prominent
astrologer and mathematician of the
Gupta period. He was educated at
Nalanda University. At the age of
23, he wrote "Aryabhatiya Granth".
This "Aryabhatiya Granth" was
accepted from everywhere, whereby
King Buddhagupta appointed
Aryabhata as head of Nalanda
University.
Works of Aryabhatta
Aryabhatta wrote many treatises on
mathematics and astronomy, some of
which can be found. His great
creation, "Aryabhattiyam", is a
collection of mathematics and
astronomy, widely cited in the Indian
mathematical literature, and continues
to exist in modern times. The math
section of Aryabhattiyam covers
arithmetic, algebra, simple
trigonometry and spherical
trigonometry. It includes continuous
fractions, quadratic equations, the sum
of the power series, and a table of
chords. Information from three texts
written by Aryabhata remains to this
day. Dasgeetika, Aryabhattiyam and
Tantra but according to experts, he
wrote another book "Aryabhatta
Siddhanta".
Currently, there are only 34 verses of
it exist. This book has been widely
used in the seventh decade. But there is
no specific information on how such a
useful book was misplaced..
Aryabhata did many other works in
mathematics and astronomy. With his
work, he opened new avenues for many
great scientists. In India, many research
institutes have been opened under his
name in which various types of
research are carried out. He was the
4,444 greatest mathematicians and
astronomers of ancient India. His work
in science and mathematics continues
to inspire scientists to this day. What is
surprising is that he wrote his famous
work 'Aryabhatiya' in poetic form. This
is one of the best known books from
ancient India. Most of the information
in this book concerns spherical
trigonometry and astronomy.
'Aryabhatiya', 33 rules of arithmetic,
algebra and trigonometry are also given.
Today we all know that the earth is
round and rotates on its axis and that is
why there is night and day. This theory
was proposed by Nicholas Copernicus
in the Middle Ages, but very few people
would know about this fact that
Aryabhata discovered that the earth is
round and its circumference is about
24835 miles.
Aryabhata proved that the Hindu
belief in solar and lunar eclipses was
wrong. This great scientist and
mathematician also knew that the moon
and other planets were illuminated by
the sun's rays. Aryabhatta proved from
his sources that there are not 366 days
in a year but 365.2951 days.
Aryabhatiya reports directly to the work
done by him. It is believed that
Aryabhatta himself may not have given
this name, but later commentators may
have used the name Aryabhatiya. This
is also mentioned in his writings by
Bhaskara I, a disciple of Aryabhatta.
This is also sometimes known as
Arya-Sata-Ashta. Square roots, cubic
roots, parallel series and different types
of equations are given in 'Aryabhatiya'.
This book is a collection of
mathematical and astronomical facts.
Aryabhatiya has a total of 108 verses,
plus another 13 introductory verses. All
of this is divided into four verses or
chapters: Aryabhata had a profound
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influence on the mathematics and
theory of astrology of India and the
world. Aryabhata, who held the most
important position among Indian
mathematicians, presented astrological
theory and related mathematics in the
form of his famous treatise
"Aryabhatiya" in 120 Aryachandas. He
expressed values of "pi" more
accurately than the great Archimedes in
the field of mathematics and was the
first in the field of astronomy to declare
that the earth rotates on its own axis.
The place value system is clearly
present in the writings of Aryabhatta.
Although he did not use a notation to
represent zero, mathematicians believe
that knowledge of zero as a placeholder
for powers of ten, as well as empty
coefficients, begins derived from the
Aryabhata positional value number
system. What is surprising is that he
discovered astrology about a millennium
and a half ago without the advanced
tools of today.
Aryabhatta Searched the theory
proposed by Copernicus (1473-1543
AD) a thousand years ago. Aryabhatta
first demonstrated in "Golpad" that earth
rotates on its axis According to this great
math, the ratio between diameter and
circumference of a circle is
20,000:62,832, pure to four decimal
places. Aryabhatta calculated and found
that the circumference of the Earth was
3,99,68,05,820 km, only 0.2% smaller
than its original value of 40,075,01670
km. The Earth is round and rotates on its
axis, which causes night and day, this
theory is well known, but many will be
familiar with the fact that Aryabhata
discovered long before "Nicholas
Copernicus" that the Earth The land is
round and its circumference is about
24,835 miles. A planet called Rahu
engulfed the Sun and Moon, causing the
Sun and Moon to be eclipsed, this Hindu
belief was denied by Aryabhata. During
a lunar eclipse, a lunar eclipse occurs
when the Earth is between the Moon and
the Sun and its shadow falls on the
Moon, he was looking for reasons.
Aryabhata also knew that the moon and
other planets were not luminous by
themselves, but rays of the sun's rays
were reflected there and that the earth
and other planets orbited the sun
On the campus of
Aryabhata was followed by another
the Inter-University astronomer of the same name named
"Little Aryabhata". India's first satellite
Centre for was named Aryabhata in memory of its
important contributions in the fields of
Astronomy and astronomy and mathematics.
Astrophysics Conclusion
(IUCAA), sits the
Aryabhatta has been immortalized in
statue of Aryabhata, history by his great contribution to zero
(0). Without it, it is difficult even to
heralded as one of imagine mathematics. Aryabhata was the
first to explain the place value system. He
India's first was the first to say with an example that
mathematicians and our earth revolves around the sun on its
axis and that the moon is a satellite of the
astronomers. earth that revolves around the earth. He
believed that all the orbits of all the
planets were ellipsoidal. He said that the
light of the moon is a reflection of the sun
itself.
Krish Saraf (krishsaraf0027@gmail.com),
He also said that the "moon" was PCME Student, 2nd PU Student, J a i n
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black and was only illuminated by
sunlight. Of particular importance are
Aryabhata's "Bollis Siddhanta",
"Romaka Siddhanta", and Surya
Siddhanta. "Varshaman" as decided by
Aryabhata is more scientific than
"Ptolemy". The name of Aryabhata is
also famous in the history of world
mathematics. In addition to his role as
an astronomer, his contributions in the
field of mathematics are also invaluable.
The oldest text of the Aryabhata is also
algebraic. He first put a price on 'Pi' (π)
and he was the first to give the
'parenthesis' of 'SINE'. He invented
equations to easily solve complex
mathematical problems that have
become famous all over the world. He
invented a new method for pronouncing
numbers like eleven, consecutive zeros.
In algebra he made many modifications
and promoted the "Arya Siddhanta" of
mathematical astrology. In his old age,
Aryabhata composed a treatise called
"Aryabhata Siddhanta". His text
"Dashgeeti Sutra" was accepted by
Professor Karne to be published under
the name "Aryabhatiya". Aryabhatiya is
the full text. In this book, in addition to
many mathematical things such as
geometry, square roots, square roots,
astronomical operations and things
related to space are also included. Even
today, the aid of this book is used to
prepare the "Hindu Panchang".
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