Aryabhata And Ancient Indian Science
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Influence, Legacy, and Honors
- Translation of Aryabhatiya into Arabic in the 8th century profoundly influenced Islamic astronomy
- Inspired successors such as Brahmagupta and Bhaskara I, seeding the Kerala school of mathematics in South India
- Modern tributes include India’s first satellite (Aryabhata), the lunar crater Aryabhata, and the ARIES observatory
- Foundations for algebra, trigonometry, and celestial mechanics persisted in global mathematical traditions