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Bhaskaracharya

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Born in Bijapur in Karnataka Works : * Sidhanta shiromani(“crown of Treatises”in Sanskrit)

1. Lilavathi (name of his daughter) * It consists of 277 verses * It is also known as Patiganita or ankaganita which deals with the calculations,progressions,permutations 2. Bijaganita * It consists of 213 verses * It discusses zero and infinity(that any number divided by zero gives infinity and the formula like,sin(A+-B)=sinA.cosB+-cosAsinB

3. Goladhyaya * It deals with spheres( The hundredth part of a circle seems to be straight. Our earth is a big sphere and that's why it appears to be flat.)

4. Grahaganita * It discusses the motion of planets and their instantaneous speeds * He stated that at its highest point a planet's instantaneous speed is zero On 20 November 1981 the ISRO launched the “BHASKARA II satellite” honouring the mathematician and astronomer BHASKARA CHARYA.

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