499AryabhatiyaAryabhata
Aryabhata completes the Aryabhatiya, presenting mathematical methods and astronomical rules for calculating planetary positions.
Historical records for India in 499, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Aryabhata completes the Aryabhatiya, presenting mathematical methods and astronomical rules for calculating planetary positions.
Aryabhata gives a scientific explanation of solar and lunar eclipses using the shadows of Earth and the Moon.
Aryabhata explains the apparent daily motion of the stars by describing Earth as rotating on its axis.
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