INDIAN HISTORY

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Aryabhatta believed to have been born in the 5th century AD, was a most renowned scholar of
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Biology
B
Medicine
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Astronomy
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Physiology
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Aryabhatta who was believed to have been born in the 5th century AD, aws a most renowned scholar of Astronomy. He was a mathematician also. He wrote “Surya Siddhant” amd “Aryabhattiyam". His work “Surya Siddhant” is related to astronomy and “Aryabhattiyam” is related to mathematics.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aryabhatiya (IAST: Āryabhaṭīya) or Aryabhatiyam (Āryabhaṭīyaṃ), a Sanskrit astronomical treatise, is the magnum opus and only known surviving work of the 5th century Indian mathematician Aryabhata.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aryabhatta was an extraordinary teacher and scholar who had immense knowledge about mathematics and astronomy. He suggested the heliocentric theory which proved that the sun is located in the centre of the solar system and all the planets revolve around it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aryabhatta (476–550 CE) was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. His works include the Aryabhattya (499 CE, when he was 23 years old) and the Arya-siddhanta.

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