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What contribution did Aryabhatta make in the field of science?
Gupta Age
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Aryabhatta was a great astronomer and mathematician. The main contributions he made in the field of science are:
- He said that the earth moves around the sun.
- He discovered the rule for finding the area of a triangle.
- He calculated the exact value of pi which was equal to 3.1416. The credit for development of trigonometry should actually go to him.
- In his work Surya Siddhanta, he explained the exact causes of solar and lunar eclipses.
- He was well acquainted with the decimal system and use of 'zero'.
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