We list here some
of the achievements of Hindus in the field of mathematics.
- Pythagorean Theorem principle discovered (Baudhayana,
Baudhayana Sulba Sutra, 600 BC, 1000 years before Pythagoras)
- Decimal System (references dating back to 100 BC)
- Prefexes for raising 10 to powers as high as 53 (references
dating back to 100 BC)
- Time taken by the earth to orbit the sun calculated as
365.258756484 days (Bhaskaracharya, Surya Siddhanta 400-500 AD)
- Law of Gravity (Bhaskaracharya, Surya Siddhanta 400-500 AD)
- Calculation of Value of pi as a ratio of 62832/2000
(Aryabhatta, 497 AD)
- Earth’s rotation about its axis, orbits around the Sun
and is suspended in space (Aryabhatta, Aryabhateeyam, 500 AD)
- Discovery of Zero (mentioned in Pangala, Chandra Sutra 200
AD)
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