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Bhāskara II
Indian mathematician and astronomer (1114–1185)
Not to be confused with Bhāskara I.
Bhāskara II | |
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Statue of Bhaskara II at Patnadevi | |
| Born | c. 1114 Vijjadavida, Maharashtra (probably Patan[1][2] in Khandesh or Beed[3][4][5] in Marathwada) |
| Died | c. 1185(1185-00-00) (aged 70–71) Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh |
| Other names | Bhāskarācārya |
| Occupation(s) | Astronomer, mathematician |
| Era | Shaka era |
| Discipline | Mathematician, astronomer, geometer |
| Main interests | Algebra, arithmetic, trigonometry |
| Notable works | |
Bhāskara II[a] ([bʰɑːskərə]; c.1114–1185), also known as Bhāskarāchārya (lit. 'Bhāskara the teacher'), was an Indian polymath, mathematician, astronomer and engineer. From verses in his main work, Siddhānta Śiromaṇi, it can be inferred that he was born in 1114 in Vijjadavida (Vijjalavida) and living in the Satpura mountain ranges of Western Ghats, believed to be the town of Patana in Chalisgaon, located in present-day Khandesh region
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A Legend of Mathematics-Bhaskaracharya
Authors
- Rama Jain (M.V.P.G. College, Lucknow (U.P.), India)
Keywords:
.Abstract
Bhaskara II or Bhaskarachrya was an Indian mathematician and as- tronomer. His mathematical works Lilavati” and Bijaganita are considered to be unparalleled and a memorial to his profound intelligence. His arithmetic text Lilavati is divided into 13 chapters and covers many branches of mathematics, arith- metic, algebra, geometry, and a little trigonometry and mensuration and methods to solve indeterminate equations, and combinations. His Bijaganita (“Algebra”) was a work in twelve chapters. It was the first text to recognize that a positive number has two square roots (a positive and negative square root). His work Bijaganita is effectively a treatise on algebra In his treatise Siddhant Shiromani he writes on planetary positions, eclipses, cosmography, mathematical techniques and astronomical equipment. Bhaskara II or Bhaskarachrya was born near Bijjada Bida (in present
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Bhāskara I
Indian mathematician and astronomer (600-680)
For others with the same name, see Bhaskara (disambiguation).
Bhāskara (c. 600 – c. 680) (commonly called Bhāskara I to avoid confusion with the 12th-century mathematicianBhāskara II) was a 7th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer who was the first to write numbers in the Hindu–Arabic decimal system with a circle for the zero, and who gave a unique and remarkable rational approximation of the sine function in his commentary on Aryabhata's work.[3] This commentary, Āryabhaṭīyabhāṣya, written in 629, is among the oldest known prose works in Sanskrit on mathematics and astronomy. He also wrote two astronomical works in the line of Aryabhata's school: the Mahābhāskarīya ("Great Book of Bhāskara") and the Laghubhāskarīya ("Small Book of Bhāskara").[3][4]
On 7 June 1979, the Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Bhāskara I satellite, named in honour of the mathematician.[5]
Biography
Little is known about Bhāskara's life, except for
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