Various mathematical rules and formulas discovered by Aryabhata have been used since ancient times. He declared his revolutionary decision to the public by showing the courage to deny the ancient Brahminical doctrine prevalent at that time. He declared in an unequivocal voice that the moon has no light of its own, the light of the sun is reflected on the moon, and the moon appears illuminated from the earth.
He added a completely new concept to astronomy. At Nalanda University, Aryabhatta initiated a revolutionary transformation of the educational system of ancient India. Aryabhata used to record mathematical results and conclusions very briefly. Aryabhatta always wanted to break the shell of antiquity and give new pure ideas to Indians. Therefore, he felt free to express his own thoughts in line with the opinions of ancient astronomers and enumerators.
Aryabhatta was looked upon with great respect by the sages and ascetics of Arabia. His works ushered in a new tide in Arabian mathematics and astronomy. The famous historian al-Biruni came to India in the 11th century. He also mentions Aryabhatta in the travelogue.
Mathematics was an essential part of the daily life of ancient Indians. Since pen and paper were not invented then, word of mouth was practiced in mathematics. Aryabhata was the first to organize oral mathematics and astronomy into written form.
The first evidence of the full use of the decimal number system is found in Aryabhata’s work. However, he was the first to describe the mathematical process of determining the square root and cube root of numbers using the decimal system. Aryabhatta is credited with inventing and documenting the effective use of zero and the ten-based number system in light of this.
He was the first to introduce algebra to the ancient Indians. Mathematical branches like trigonometry, parametric, square root, and cube root have been touched by his knowledge. Aryabhata started modern trigonometry. Aryabhata was the first to discover that our earth is a sphere.
He invented many new geometry and mathematics theories to calculate the planets’ size and position. He calculated the Earth’s speed. This great man of ancient astronomy passed away in 455 AD. The world lost the footsteps of a genius.