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Aryabhata ( ISO: Āryabhaṭa) or Aryabhata I [3] [4] (476–550 CE) [5] [6] was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. His works include the Āryabhaṭīya (which mentions that in 3600 Kali Yuga , 499 CE, he was 23 years old) [ 7 ] and the Arya- siddhanta .
Aryabhata was India's first satellite, [2] named after the astronomer. [3] It was launched on 19 April 1975 [ 2 ] from Kapustin Yar , a Soviet rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle.
Aryabhata II also deduced a method to calculate the cube root of a number, but his method was already given by Aryabhata I, many years earlier. Indian mathematicians were very keen to give the correct sine tables since they played a vital role to calculate the planetary positions as accurately as possible.
India today is estimated to have about thirty million manuscripts, the largest body of handwritten reading material anywhere in the world. The literate culture of Indian science goes back to at least the fifth century B.C. ... as is shown by the elements of Mesopotamian omen literature and astronomy that entered India at that time and (were ...
Aryabhata also mentioned that reflected sunlight is the cause behind the shining of the Moon. [18] Aryabhata's followers were particularly strong in South India, where his principles of the diurnal rotation of the Earth, among others, were followed and a number of secondary works were based on them. [3]
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The Aryabhata Award or Aryabhatta Award is an annual award, presented to individuals with notable lifetime contributions in the field of astronautics and aerospace technology in India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was instituted by the Astronautical Society of India (ASI) (established 1990), [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] an International Astronautical Federation member ...
Elwood City's favorite citizen, Arthur Read, has done a lot of growing up — emotionally if not physically — during his 25-year-run as one of PBS's most popular cartoon characters.