GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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APJ Abdul Kalam
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Brahmagupta
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Aryabhata
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What did Aryabhata discover? Aryabhata discovered an approximation of pi, 62832/20000 = 3.1416. He also correctly believed that the planets and the Moon shine by reflected sunlight and that the motion of the stars is due to Earth’s rotation.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first calculation of was done by Archimedes of Syracuse (287–212 BC), one of the greatest mathematicians of the ancient world.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first recorded algorithm for rigorously calculating the value of was a geometrical approach using polygons, devised around 250 BC by the Greek mathematician Archimedes.
Detailed explanation-4: -It is remarkable that Aryabhata I is the first Indian mathematician to have given the value of “pi” which is correct to four decimal places.