Bhaskara I

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Indian astronomer Indian mathematician astronomer mathematician person

Bhaskara I was a 7th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer known for his work on number systems, algebra, and an accurate approximation of the sine function.

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Bhaskara-II	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian astronomer ⓘ Indian mathematician ⓘ astronomer ⓘ mathematician ⓘ person ⓘ
approximationDomain	trigonometric computation in astronomy ⓘ
approximationOf	sine function ⓘ
approximationType	rational approximation of sine ⓘ
centuryOfActivity	7th century ⓘ
commentaryOn	Aryabhatiya NERFINISHED ⓘ
contributedTo	Indian astronomical computation ⓘ development of trigonometric tables ⓘ methods in algebra ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	India ⓘ
differentFrom	Bhaskara II NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	classical Indian mathematics ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Indian ⓘ
fieldOfWork	algebra ⓘ astronomy ⓘ mathematics ⓘ number systems ⓘ trigonometry ⓘ
hasNameInSanskrit	Bhāskara NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalCulture	classical Hindu scholarship ⓘ
influenced	later Indian astronomers ⓘ later Indian mathematicians ⓘ
influencedBy	Aryabhata NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork	Sanskrit ⓘ
notableFor	approximation of the sine function ⓘ commentaries on Aryabhata's works ⓘ
occupation	astronomer ⓘ mathematician ⓘ
ordinalNumber	I ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Indian subcontinent ⓘ
religiousContext	Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ
studied	calendar calculations ⓘ eclipses ⓘ planetary motions ⓘ
timePeriod	circa 600–680 CE ⓘ
tradition	Indian astronomical school NERFINISHED ⓘ
used	geocentric astronomical models ⓘ
usedNumberSystem	place-value decimal system ⓘ
wrote	Aryabhatiyabhashya NERFINISHED ⓘ Laghubhaskariya NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahabhaskariya NERFINISHED ⓘ

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ancient India → mathematician → Bhaskara I ⓘ

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Surya (sun) in Hinduism → alsoKnownAs → Bhaskara I ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Bhaskara

Aryabhata → influenced → Bhaskara I ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Bhaskara-II

Indian mathematics → hasNotablePerson → Bhaskara I ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bhaskara II