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Aryabhatiya

499 CE · 5th century

The Aryabhatiya is a Sanskrit astronomical and mathematical treatise composed by Aryabhata in 499 CE. In 121 verses it covers arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry and astronomy, gives an approximation of pi of 3.1416 and proposes that the Earth rotates on its axis. It was a foundational text of Indian mathematical astronomy and influenced later Indian and Islamic scientists.

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