Bhaskara I

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Bhaskara I was a 7th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer known for his work on number systems, algebra, and an accurate approximation of the sine function.

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Bhaskara I canonical 5
Bhaskara II 3
Bhaskara 1

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instanceOf Indian astronomer
Indian mathematician
astronomer
mathematician
person
approximationDomain trigonometric computation in astronomy
approximationOf sine function
approximationType rational approximation of sine
centuryOfActivity 7th century
commentaryOn Aryabhatiya
contributedTo Indian astronomical computation
development of trigonometric tables
methods in algebra
countryOfCitizenship India
differentFrom Bhaskara II
linked to: Bhāskara II
era classical Indian mathematics
ethnicGroup Indian
fieldOfWork algebra
astronomy
mathematics
number systems
trigonometry
hasNameInSanskrit Bhāskara
linked to: Bhaskara I
historicalCulture classical Hindu scholarship
influenced later Indian astronomers
later Indian mathematicians
influencedBy Aryabhata
languageOfWork Sanskrit
notableFor approximation of the sine function
commentaries on Aryabhata's works
occupation astronomer
mathematician
ordinalNumber I
regionOfActivity Indian subcontinent
religiousContext Hinduism
studied calendar calculations
eclipses
planetary motions
timePeriod circa 600–680 CE
tradition Indian astronomical school
used geocentric astronomical models
usedNumberSystem place-value decimal system
wrote Aryabhatiyabhashya
linked to: Aryabhatiya

Laghubhaskariya
Mahabhaskariya

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Ancient India mathematician Bhaskara I
subject linked to: ancient India
Surya alsoKnownAs Bhaskara
subject linked to: Surya (sun) in Hinduism
linked to: Bhaskara I
Aryabhata influenced Bhaskara I
IRS-1A precededBy Bhaskara-II
linked to: Bhaskara I
Indian mathematics hasNotablePerson Bhaskara II
linked to: Bhaskara I
Surya Siddhanta influenced Bhaskara I
Surya Siddhanta influenced Bhaskara II
linked to: Bhaskara I
Siddhanta Shiromani author Bhaskara II
linked to: Bhaskara I
Bhaskara I hasNameInSanskrit Bhāskara
linked to: Bhaskara I
Aryabhatiya commentedOnBy Bhaskara I
Gupta and post-Gupta scientific culture hasNotableScholar Bhāskara I
linked to: Bhaskara I