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Rotation of Earth

India · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Aryabhata499

Kusumapura · Science / Astronomy

Aryabhata explains the apparent daily motion of the stars by describing Earth as rotating on its axis.

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Aryabhata

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