Brahmagupta
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Brahmagupta was a pioneering 7th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer renowned for formalizing rules for zero, negative numbers, and solving quadratic equations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian astronomer
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Indian mathematician ⓘ astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bhinmal
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Gurjaradesa NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 598 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| deathYear | 668 ⓘ |
| developed |
area formula for cyclic quadrilaterals
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general solutions of quadratic equations ⓘ methods for astronomical calculations ⓘ rules for computing with negative numbers ⓘ rules for computing with zero ⓘ |
| era | 7th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebra
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astronomy ⓘ geometry ⓘ mathematics ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bhāskara II
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later Islamic mathematicians ⓘ medieval European mathematicians ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Āryabhaṭa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Brahmagupta–Fibonacci identity
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Brahmagupta’s formula for cyclic quadrilaterals ⓘ Brahmagupta’s interpolation formula NERFINISHED ⓘ Brahmagupta’s theorem NERFINISHED ⓘ early use of zero as a number ⓘ formalizing rules for zero ⓘ methods for solving Pell-type equations ⓘ rules for arithmetic with zero ⓘ rules for negative numbers ⓘ rules for operations with positive and negative numbers ⓘ solutions of quadratic equations ⓘ work on Diophantine equations ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Brahmagupta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta
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Khaṇḍakhādyaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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mathematician ⓘ |
| position | head of astronomical observatory at Ujjain ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Indian subcontinent
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Ujjain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| tradition | Indian mathematical astronomy ⓘ |
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Ancient India