Book:Aryabhata the Elder/Aryabhatiya

Aryabhata the Elder: Aryabhatiya

Published $\text {499}$

Subject Matter

• Astronomy

Contents

• An alphabetic system of numbers
• Arithmetical rules
• Solution methods for linear and quadratic equations
• Trigonometry (including both Sine and versine)
• The approximation $3 \cdotp 1416$ to pi

Also known as

Bhaskara I refers to it as Ashmakatantra in his commentary Aryabhatiyabhasya

Sources

• 2008: Ian Stewart: Taming the Infinite ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $3$: Notations and Numbers: Brahmagupta, Mahavira and Bhaskara