Aryabhata

Also known as Aryabhata I, Aryabhatta, Aryabhatt, Arya Bhatta, Aaryabhata, Arjabatta, Āryabhaṭa I, Āryabhaṭa

Aryabhata (, ) or Aryabhata I (476–550 CE) was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. His works include the Āryabhaṭīya (which mentions that in 3600 Kali Yuga, 499 CE, he was 23 years old) and the Arya-siddhanta.

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Aryabhata (476–550 CE) was an influential Indian mathematician and astronomer from the classical period whose works, including the Āryabhaṭīya, helped establish the foundation for mathematics and astronomy in India. He matters because he was the first major figure of his kind in this era and made contributions that shaped scientific thought in his region and beyond.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Aryabhata is referenced by 678 other articles, and connects out to Arabic, Sanskrit and trigonometry.

It is catalogued under topics including 476 births, 550 deaths and 5th-century Indian astronomers.

Its subject is documented across 91 Wikipedia language editions.

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Born: 476
Works: 12

Top works

Ariabkhata
Āryabhaṭīyaṃ
The Pūrvaganita of Āryabhata's (II) Mahāsiddhānta
Aryabhatiyam
Leçons de calcul d'Âryabhata

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Quotes

“His fame rests mainly on his Aryabhatiya, but from the writings of Varahamihira (Sixth century AD), Bhaskara I, and Brahmagupta (seventh century) it is clear that earlier he composed the Aryabhata Siddhantha (voluminous) is not extant. It is also called Ardharatrika Siddhanta, because in it the civil days were reckoned from one midnight to the next; 34 verses on astronomical instruments from this have been quoted by Ramakrishna Aradya.”
“Aryabhatiya, an improved work, is product of mature intellect, which he wrote when he was 23 years old. Unlike in the Aryabhata siddhanta, the civil days are reckoned from one sunrise to the next, a practice which is still prevalent among the followers of Hindu calendar.”
“The Aryabhatiya consists of four sections:1.Dasagitika (10+3 couplets in Giti meter); 2.Ganitapada (33 verses on mathematics); 3.Kala-kriyapada 25 verses on time-reckoning), and 4. Golapada (50 verses on spherical astronomy)”
“An Arabic translation of the Aryabhatiya entitled Zij-al-Arjabar (800 AD) is attributed to Ahwazi.”
“Use of better planetary parameters, the innovations in astronomical methods, and the concise style of exposition of Aryabhatiya makes it an excellent text book on Astronomy. As opposed to the geostationary theory, Aryahabata held the view that the earth rotates on its axis. His estimate of the period of the sidereal rotation of earth was 23 hours 56 min, and 4.1 s is close to the actual value.”
“He was the father of the Indian epicyclic astronomy which resulted in the planetary theory that determines more accurately the true positions and distances of the planets (including the Sun and the Moon)...was also the first to produce celestial latitudes...proposed the scientific cause of eclipses as against the mythological demon Rahu [Moon's node]. His ideas resulted in the new school of Indian Astronomy – the Āryabhata School Āryapakșa based on the text of Āryabhatīțya.”

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Key facts

Scholar.notable_ideas: Explanation of lunar eclipse and solar eclipse, rotation of Earth on its axis, reflection of light by the 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
Scholar.major_works: Āryabhaṭīya, Arya-siddhanta
Scholar.influences: Surya Siddhanta
Scholar.influenced: Lalla, Bhaskara I, Brahmagupta, Varahamihira
Scholar.image: 220px
Scholar.caption: Statue of Aryabhatta of Bihar, or then Magadha
Scholar.name: Āryabhaṭa
Scholar.birth_date: 476 CE
Scholar.birth_place: Kusumapura / Pataliputra,Gupta Empire(near present-day Patna, Bihar, India)
Scholar.death_date: 550 CE (aged 73–74)
Scholar.death_place: Gupta Empire
Scholar.era: Gupta era
Scholar.main_interests: Mathematics, astronomy