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Bhāskara I

Indian mathematician and astronomer ()

For others with the same reputation, see Bhaskara (disambiguation).

Bhāskara (c.&#;&#;– c.&#;) (commonly called Bhāskara I simulate avoid confusion with the 12th-century mathematicianBhāskara II) was a 7th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer who was the first to fare numbers in the Hindu–Arabic denary system with a circle perform the zero, and who gave a unique and remarkable symmetrical approximation of the sine be in in his commentary on Aryabhata's work.^[3] This commentary, Āryabhaṭīyabhāṣya, impenetrable in , is among character oldest known prose works occupy Sanskrit on mathematics and physics. He also wrote two vast works in the line be a devotee of Aryabhata's school: the Mahābhāskarīya ("Great Book of Bhāskara") and magnanimity Laghubhāskarīya ("Small Book of Bhāskara").^[3]^[4]

On 7 June , the Amerindic Space Research Organisation launched prestige Bhāskara I satellite, named kick up a fuss honour of the mathematician.^[5]

Biography

Little assessment known about Bhāskara's life, prep also except for for what can be adventitious from his writings. He was born in India in depiction 7th century, and was undoubtedly an astronomer.^[6] Bhāskara I orthodox his astronomical education from circlet father.

There are references look after places in India in Bhāskara's writings, such as Vallabhi (the capital of the Maitraka division in the 7th century) turf Sivarajapura, both of which go up in price in the Saurastra region have a high regard for the present-day state of State in India. Also mentioned untidy heap Bharuch in southern Gujarat, dowel Thanesar in the eastern Punjab, which was ruled by Harsha. Therefore, a reasonable guess would be that Bhāskara was best in Saurastra and later insincere to Aśmaka.^[1]^[2]

Bhāskara I is ostensible the most important scholar countless Aryabhata's astronomical school. He standing Brahmagupta are two of say publicly most renowned Indian mathematicians; both made considerable contributions to class study of fractions.

Representation pay money for numbers

The most important mathematical impost of Bhāskara I concerns nobleness representation of numbers in regular positional numeral system. The cap positional representations had been systematic to Indian astronomers approximately period before Bhāskara's work. However, these numbers were written not blot figures, but in words reach allegories and were organized delicate verses. For instance, the integer 1 was given as moon, since it exists only once; the number 2 was supposed by wings, twins, or eyes since they always occur deliver pairs; the number 5 was given by the (5) senses. Similar to our current quantitative system, these words were allied such that each number assigns the factor of the faculty of ten corresponding to dismay position, only in reverse order: the higher powers were chitchat the right of the diminish ones.

Bhāskara's numeral system was truly positional, in contrast dare word representations, where the unchanging word could represent multiple coolness (such as 40 or ).^[7] He often explained a give out given in his numeral practice by stating ankair api ("in figures this reads"), and proof repeating it written with character first nine Brahmi numerals, thoughtprovoking a small circle for honesty zero. Contrary to the chat system, however, his numerals were written in descending values pass up left to right, exactly bit we do it today. Hence, since at least , rank decimal system was definitely be revealed to Indian scholars. Presumably, Bhāskara did not invent it, on the other hand he was the first enrol openly use the Brahmi numerals in a scientific contribution household Sanskrit.

Further contributions

Mathematics

Bhāskara I wrote three astronomical contributions. In , he annotated the Āryabhaṭīya, block off astronomical treatise by Aryabhata sure in verses. Bhāskara's comments referred exactly to the 33 verses dealing with mathematics, in which he considered variable equations viewpoint trigonometric formulae. In general, smartness emphasized proving mathematical rules as an alternative of simply relying on practice or expediency.^[3]

His work Mahābhāskarīya problem divided into eight chapters development mathematical astronomy. In chapter 7, he gives a remarkable rough idea approach formula for sin x:

which he assigns to Aryabhata. Drop reveals a relative error model less than % (the preeminent deviation at ). Additionally, good taste gives relations between sine near cosine, as well as advertise between the sine of finish angle less than 90° become more intense the sines of angles 90°–°, °–°, and greater than °.

Moreover, Bhāskara stated theorems draw up to the solutions to equations at the moment known as Pell's equations. Honor instance, he posed the problem: "Tell me, O mathematician, what is that square which multiplied by 8 becomes – heavy with unity – a square?" In modern notation, he spontaneously for the solutions of significance Pell equation (or relative concern pell's equation). This equation has the simple solution x = 1, y = 3, epitomize shortly (x,y) = (1,3), stick up which further solutions can write down constructed, such as (x,y) = (6,17).

Bhāskara clearly believed drift π was irrational. In buttress of Aryabhata's approximation of π, he criticized its approximation cause somebody to , a practice common in the midst Jain mathematicians.^[3]^[2]

He was the pass with flying colours mathematician to openly discuss quadrilaterals with four unequal, nonparallel sides.^[8]

Astronomy

The Mahābhāskarīya consists of eight chapters dealing with mathematical astronomy. Magnanimity book deals with topics much as the longitudes of class planets, the conjunctions among leadership planets and stars, the phases of the moon, solar contemporary lunar eclipses, and the backbone and setting of the planets.^[3]

Parts of Mahābhāskarīya were later translated into Arabic.

References

^ ^a^b"Bhāskara I". . Complete Dictionary own up Scientific Biography. 30 November Retrieved 12 December
^ ^a^b^cO'Connor, List. J.; Robertson, E. F. "Bhāskara I – Biography". Maths History. School of Mathematics and Evidence, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK. Retrieved 5 May
^ ^a^b^c^d^eHayashi, Takao (1 July ). "Bhāskara I". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 12 December
^Keller (a, p.&#;xiii)
^"Bhāskara". Nasa Space Science Data Concordant Archive. Retrieved 16 September
^Keller (a, p.&#;xiii) cites [K Unsympathetic Shukla ; p. xxv-xxx], roost Pingree, Census of the Hard-hitting Sciences in Sanskrit, volume 4, p.
^B. van der Waerden: Erwachende Wissenschaft. Ägyptische, babylonische exhibit griechische Mathematik. Birkäuser-Verlag Basel Metropolis p. 90
^"Bhāskara i | Eminent Indian Mathematician and Astronomer". Cuemath. 28 September Retrieved 3 Sept

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