Scientists of Ancient India — Chapter Summary

Baudhayan was an ancient Indian mathematician

Baudhayan was an ancient Indian mathematician who first calculated the value of pi. His Sulva Sutra also contained what is known today as the Pythagor

Aryabhatta was a fifth century mathematician

Aryabhatta was a fifth century mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, and physicist. He wrote Aryabhattiya at the age of 23. He showed zero as a symbo

Brahmgupta was a seventh century mathematician

Brahmgupta was a seventh century mathematician who used place value in multiplication and introduced negative numbers and operations on zero. He wrote

Bhaskaracharya was a twelfth century mathematician

Bhaskaracharya was a twelfth century mathematician born at Bijapur in Karnataka. His Siddanta Shiromani has four sections: Lilavati, Beejaganit, Golad

Mahaviracharya was a Jain guru

Mahaviracharya was a Jain guru and mathematician who wrote Ganit Sara Sangraha in 850 A.D. It is considered the first textbook on arithmetic in presen