Aryabhata's Aryabhatiya

499 CE · Pataliputra · cultural

The mathematician and astronomer Aryabhata calculated π (pi) to four decimal places, explained that the Earth turns on its own axis, and laid the foundations of trigonometry and algebra.

He used zero within the decimal system. | The summit of Indian mathematics and astronomy; it influenced Arab mathematics and, indirectly, Europe.

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What was Aryabhata's Aryabhatiya?
The mathematician and astronomer Aryabhata calculated π (pi) to four decimal places, explained that the Earth turns on its own axis, and laid the foundations of trigonometry and algebra.
When did Aryabhata's Aryabhatiya happen?
499 CE
Where did Aryabhata's Aryabhatiya take place?
Pataliputra