INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Arrange the following astronomers in their correct chronological order:
A
4 3 2 1
B
3 1 4 2
C
2 1 4 3
D
1 2 3 4
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-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.

Detailed explanation-2: -(a) Yes, Sir. (b) India‘s ancient Astronomers Aryabhatta (476-550 A.D), Varahamihira (505-587 A.D), Brahmagupta (598-668 A.D), Bhaskara-1 (600-680.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aryabhatta was a great mathematician and astronomer. He wrote the book Aryabhatiya in 499 A.D. Varahamihira was born in 499 A.D. into a family of Brahmins settled at Kapittha, a village near Ujjain. His father, Adityadasa was a worshipper of the Sun god and it was he who taught Varahamihira astrology.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aryabhatta and Varahamihira lived during the Gupta Period. The Gupta period witnessed a brilliant activity in the sphere of mathematics, astronomy, astrology and medicine. Aryabhatta was a great mathematician and astronomer.

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