Indian astronomer aryabhata the astronomer
Indian astronomer aryabhata the astronomer who believed...
| Aryabhata | |
|---|---|
| Astronomer | |
| Specialty | Astronomy, mathematics |
| Born | 476 CE prob. Indian astronomer aryabhata the astronomerAshmaka |
| Died | 550 CE |
| Nationality | Indian |
Aryabhata was one of the great mathematicians and astronomers from the classical era in India. In fact, he is considered to be the first great mathematician in a long line of visionary mathematicians who would emerge from India from the classical era onward.
His published works were many years ahead of their time and a significant amount of modern mathematics and astronomy can be traced back to the studies and works associated with him.
Early Life and Education
Aryabhata was born around 475 A.D.
in the region known as Ashmaka. Historians cannot be completely sure when he was born, but one of his works notes it was written around 3,600 years into the Kali Yuga, so a rough estimation about the time in which he was born can be ascertained.
It is really not even known were for sure he was born as Ashmaka. It might be considered a nickname of sort