2. HISTORY
Birth- 476 CE Death- 550 CE
Birth Place- Kusumapura, capital Patalipitra in the Gupta Era.
Present Day- birthplace is known to be Bihar, Patna, India.
Aryabhata or Aryabhata I was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of
Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy.
3. HIS WORKS
The major works of his that have not been lost are Aryabhatiya and Arya-Siddhanta. In both his works he explored
Mathematics and astronomy the correlation. And he also explained how mathematical equations could help find out the
workings of the world via astronomy.
He brought the theories in ‘Numbers’. They are Notation system, place value, square root and cube root,
interest formulas.
Algebra:integer solutions, indeterminate equations, identities, algebraic quantities, mathematics series.
Geometry: Discovered the Pi value, Pythagorean theorems, Circle theorems, and formulas.
Trigonometry: Sine table
4. CONTRIBUTION
Aryabhata delves into the causes of days and nights, rising of zodiac signs, eclipse, celestial equator, node and the shape of
the earth.
• Mathematical Discoveries:- He followed the Sanskrutik tradition or method of calculations that were prevalent in the Vedic
were prevalent in the Vedic Times. The title of ‘Father Of Algebra’ was given to Aryabhata, due to his notable understanding
and explanation of planetary systems using it. Aryabhata correctly concluded the value of pi up to 2 decimal places, 3.14. He
also used null coefficients and very rightly was aware of the use of zero in such a place. He used Sanskritic tradition that was
mainly denoted by letters and alphabets, unlike the Brahmi numerals.
• Astronomy Discoveries:- Aryabhatta rightly insisted that the earth rotates daily on its own axis around the sun and the
around the sun and the movement of stars appeared to be because of the relative motion caused due to rotation of the earth.
This was in contrast to the then very popular belief that it was the sky that rotates. Rightly with calculated evidence, it was
explained heliocentrism is the rotation of planets around the sun, axially.
5. CONCLUSION
The contributions of a scientist since Aryabhata has never been the same. He truly made the
world notice India, in terms of holding scientific knowledge and value that actually made a
difference to the world. He challenged and contradicted many beliefs that were going on at
the time and through calculations provided pieces of evidence for it to be true. And after all
these years, his work does not flinch from meticulous accuracy. There are very few scientists
who achieved in their lifetime an extraordinary duty of work and Aryabhata was one of them.
India recognizes his contributions.
His work was widely popular and appreciated in the Islamic world especially his astronomical
discoveries which were translated into Arabic in the 8th Century. The first Indian Satellite to
be sent to space was named after him as a tribute. He was the first in the classical age of India
that excelled as a mathematician and an astronomer. At the time, without any advanced
technology available, being able to estimate and approximate his discoveries is truly
remarkable. We must take pride in his works as Indians.
