Question

Three contribution of aryabhatta in astronomy

Answer 1

Aryabhatta was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy.

He is the author of several treatises on mathematics and astronomy, some of which are lost. His main works are Aryabhatiya and Arya-siddhanta.

Aryabhatiya was particularly popular in South India, where numerous mathematicians over the ensuing millennium wrote commentaries. The work was written in verse couplets and deals with mathematics and astronomy.

Arya-siddhanta circulated mainly in the northwest of India and, through Iran, had a profound influence on the development of Islamic astronomy.It is one of the earliest astronomical works to assign the start of each day to midnight.

Answer 2

Aryabhatta was the first of the major mathematician-astronomersfrom the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indianastronomy. He is the author of several treatises on mathematics and astronomy, some of which are lost. His main works are Aryabhatiya and Arya-siddhanta.