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Aryabhata Summary (2838 words) |
 | Aryabhata's tables for the sines (from which the rest can be computed), is presented in a single rhyming stanza, with each syllable standing for increments at intervals of 225 minutes of arc or 3 degrees 45'. |
| Aryabhata states that the Moon and planets shine by reflected sunlight and he believes that the orbits of the planets are ellipses. |
| Aryabhata calculated the Sidereal day (the rotation of the earth against the fixed stars) as 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.1seconds; the modern value is 23:56:4.091. |
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Aryabhata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1444 words) |
| Aryabhata's tables for the sines (from which the rest can be computed), is presented in a single rhyming stanza, with each syllable standing for increments at intervals of 225 minutes of arc or 3 degrees 45'. |
| Aryabhata states that the Moon and planets shine by reflected sunlight and he believes that the orbits of the planets are ellipses. |
| Aryabhata calculated the Sidereal day (the rotation of the earth against the fixed stars) as 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.1seconds; the modern value is 23:56:4.091. |
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