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MATHEMATICS IN INDIA |
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famous book and even today many students work out the sums found in this book. It is
written in the form of Sanskrit verses. The second part of Aryabhatiya contains bija ganita or algebra. Emperor Akbar got both Lilavati and bija ganita translated into the Persian language. The other chapters of Aryabhatiya deal with astronomy or the science of stars. We find all about the value of zero written clearly for the first time in a book called Brahma Sphuta Siddhanta, written by Brahmagupta. This book was written in 628 A.D. Our ancients knew the place value of numbers and also about decimals. Varahamihira was another famous astronomer. He was born in Kapitha village of Avantika. His father was Adityadasa. Varahamihira was one of the nine "gems" of King Vikramaditya’s Court. |
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