Question

Arrange the following astronomers in their correct chronological order: 

1. Aryabhatta 

2. Brahmagupta 

3. Lagadh 

4. Varahamihira Choose your answer from the codes given below: 

Codes: 

(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 1 4 3 (c) 3 1 4 2 (d) 4 3 2 1

Answer 1

(c) The correct chronological order is: Lagadh, Aryabhatta, Varahamihira, Brahamgupta The author of the treatise “Dzhetisha-Vedanga” (“Jyotisavedanga”), written between 450 and 350 BC. This work is a guide to determine the time for execution of the Vedic sacrificial. “Dzhetisha- Vedanga” preserved in the revised and corrected, which used Rigvediyya-Brahmins Aryabhata the Elder to distinguish him from a 10th-century Indian mathematician of the same name, he flourished in Kusumapura—near Patalipurta (Patna), then the capital of the Gupta dynasty. Varahamihira, also called Varahamira or simply Varaha, was one of the most celebrated scientists in South Asian history, having made substantial contributions to virtually all branches of the arts and sciences. Brahmagupta was the foremost Indian mathematician of his time. He made advances in astronomy and most importantly in number systems including algorithms for square roots and the solution of quadratic equations.