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Which of the following was not discovered by Aryabhatta?
1. The earth is a sphere
2. The earth rotates on its axis
3. The earth revolves around the sun
4. The shadow of the earth falling on the moon causes eclipses

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Correct Answer - Option 3 : The earth revolves around the sun

Aryabhatta

  • Aryabhatta was the first Indian mathematician and astronomer lived in Kusumpur in Pataliputra (Bihar).
  • He did many discoveries like algebraic identities, trigonometrical functions, the value of pi, Place value system, Theory of eclipses.
  • He worked on the approximation for pi to 3.1416.
  • Aryabhata also explained the solar and lunar eclipses in his book. The shadow of the earth falling on the moon causes eclipses.
  • Aryabhata provided elegant results for the summation of series of squares and cubes.
  • His works include the Aryabhaṭiya (499 CE, when he was 23 years old) and the Arya-Siddhanta.
  • The great discovery that the Earth rotates around its own axis from west to east is recorded in the Aryabhatiya.
  • Aryabhata did solve quadratic and indeterminate equations, and provided an extremely accurate approximation for “pi”.

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