Contribution of aryabhatta in mathematics

Indian mathematician-astronomer (–)

For other uses, see Aryabhata (disambiguation).

Āryabhaṭa
Illustration of Āryabhaṭa
Born	CE Kusumapura / Pataliputra, Gupta Empire (present-day Patna, Bihar, India)[1]
Died	CE (aged 73–74) [2]
Influences	Surya Siddhanta
Era	Gupta era
Main interests	Mathematics, astronomy
Notable works	Āryabhaṭīya, Arya-siddhanta
Notable ideas	Explanation of lunar eclipse and solar eclipse, rotation of Earth on its axis, reflection of light by the Moon, sinusoidal functions, solution of single variable quadratic equation, value of π correct to 4 decimal places, diameter of Earth, calculation of the length of sidereal year
Influenced	Lalla, Bhaskara I, Brahmagupta, Varahamihira

Aryabhata ( ISO: Āryabhaṭa) or Aryabhata I^[3][4] (– CE)^[5][6] was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematic