Brahmagupta's Brahmasphutasiddhanta

628 CE · Ujjain, Hindistan · cultural

Brahmagupta gave the first systematic description of the arithmetic of zero and of negative numbers, along with solutions of quadratic equations and calculations of solar and lunar eclipses.

| It provided the most important theoretical foundation of the number system and passed to Europe by way of Islamic mathematics.

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What was Brahmagupta's Brahmasphutasiddhanta?
Brahmagupta gave the first systematic description of the arithmetic of zero and of negative numbers, along with solutions of quadratic equations and calculations of solar and lunar eclipses.
When did Brahmagupta's Brahmasphutasiddhanta happen?
628 CE
Where did Brahmagupta's Brahmasphutasiddhanta take place?
Ujjain, Hindistan