2. Aryabhatta
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3. Who was Aryabhatta?
Aryabhatta was a mathematician and
astronomer from India.
He was born in India, in Patna, Bihar.
His first name is actually Arya and his last
name Bhatt.
He was born in the late 400’s and died in the
early 500’s.
He was the first in the line of the great
Mathematician-Astronomers from India.
4. What are some of his
famous mathematical
contributions?
The book Āryabhaṭīya.
He created the approximation of pi.
One of his most important contributions was
the number zero
5. Other’s
His other works include algebra, arithmetic,
trigonometry, quadratic equations and the
sine table.
6. Famous Astronomical
Contributions
He said that the Earth spins on it’s axis and
spins around the sun and that the Moon
rotates around the Earth.
He determined where all the planets would
be around the sun
He also determined that the light on the
planets and stars were from the sun
He even said that a year is 365 days long.
These are just some of his contributions.
8. The invention and
importance of zero.
Aryabhatta made the symbol zero which
made him immortal.
The symbol zero is probably the most
important invention in math.
Without zero the world would never move
forward.
Shopkeepers would not be able to weigh
their goods.
10. Stuff Honored in His
Name
India’s first satellite was named after him.
An institute in India for conducting
astronomy studies is named ‘Aryabhatta
Research Institute of Observational Science.
The Lunar Crater Aryabhatta was named
after him.
11. Famous Quote
“Chaturadhikam Shatamashtagunam
Dvashashtistatha Sahasranam Ayutadvayavi
Shkambhasyasanno Vrttaparinahah” Was
found in the book Āryabhaṭīya.
That translates to - “Add 4 to 100, multiply
by 8 and add to 62000. This is approximately
the circumference of a circle whose
diameter is 20000”
The Answer is - 3.1416
13. Questions!!
What was Aryabhatta most famous for?
When was he born and when did he die?
One thing that was named in his honor.
14. Answers!!
The invention of zero
Late 400’s and early 500’s
India’s first satellite was named after him or
An institute in India for conducting
astronomy studies is named ‘Aryabhatta
Research Institute of Observational Science
or The Lunar Crater Aryabhatta was named
after him..
15. Bibliography
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"YouTube - Aryabhata-The Indian Mathematical Genius." YouTube -
Broadcast Yourself. Web. 16 Jan. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/
watch?
v=wb4Npexda4A&playnext=1&list=PL085CB79EB26D7026&index=21>.
"Aryabhatta." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryabhata>.
