Aryabhata

Aryabhata was a pioneering Indian mathematician and astronomer from the classical age, born in 476 CE. He authored the influential "Aryabhatiya," which introduced advanced concepts in mathematics, including a sophisticated place-value system, an accurate approximation of Pi, and early trigonometry. His astronomical work proposed Earth's rotation on its axis and provided correct explanations for eclipses, profoundly shaping scientific thought in India and beyond.