Aryabhatta is known as the ‘father of Mathematics’. He discovered ‘zero’ (0). He wrote a book called ‘Aiyabhattiyam’. In this book, he gave an approximate value of x(Pi) as ‘3.14’. He also suggested that it(pi) is the constant which works as a multiplier in the equation of circumference and diameter of circle. He also gave information about Ashtang method of multiplication, addition, subtraction, square-root, cube-root, etc. Aryabhatta also wrote books like ‘Dash Gitika’ and ‘Aryabhattiyam’. In his book ‘Aiyasiddhanta’, he had described the main principles of astronomy. He also found the solution of various fundamentals of arithmetic and geometry.
Contribution in astrology and astronomy:
Aryabhatta made a remarkable contribution in the field of astronomy. As a result, when India launched its first satellite, named ‘Aryabhatta’. He declared that the earth rotates on its own axis. He proved that the basic reason for lunar eclipse is the shadow of the earth. The Indian scholar used to call this shadow as ‘Ajarbhar’.
