Historical Figure

Aryabhata

Indian mathematician-astronomer (476–550)

About Aryabhata

Aryabhata or Aryabhata I was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. His works include the Āryabhaṭīya and the Arya-siddhanta.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Empire320 CE – c. 550 CE

Gupta Empire

India's classical Golden Age, during which art, literature, mathematics, and science flourished. Aryabhata approximated pi to four decimal places (3.1416) and proposed that the Earth rotates on its axis; the decimal place-value number system was developed; Kalidasa wrote Shakuntala.