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 Brahmagupta Facts

Brahmagupta, an Ancient Indian astronomer and mathematician,

was the first person to give rules to compute with zero.
Brahmagupta is the author of the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta and
the Khaṇḍakhādyaka.

LIFE AND CAREER

❖ Brahmagupta was born in 598 AD in the city of Bhinmal in

Northwest India.
❖ He was the son of Jishnu Gupta, an astrologer and a Hindu who
followed Shaivite.
❖ Brahmagupta thought of himself as an astronomer who did some
mathematics, but he is now chiefly remembered for his
contributions to mathematics.
❖ Most of his important discoveries were written as poetry rather
than as mathematical equations. Nonetheless, truth is truth,
regardless of how it may be written. KIDSKONNECT.COM
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❖ Prithudaka Swami, who was a later commentator, called him
Bhillamalacarya, which means the teacher from Bhillamala.
❖ Bhillamala was the capital of the Gurjara Desa, the second
largest kingdom of Western India, and it was also a center of
learning for mathematics and astronomy.
❖ Brahmagupta became an astronomer at the Brahmapaksha
school, which was one of the four major schools of Indian
astronomy during this period.
❖ Brahmagupta studied the five traditional siddhantas on Indian
astronomy, including the work of other astronomers like
Aryabhata I, Latadeva, Pradyumna, Varahamihira, Simha,
Sirisena, Vijayanandan, and Vishnu Chandra.
❖ In the year 628, at the age of 30, Brahmagupta composed the
Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta (the improved treatise of Brahma),
which is believed to be a revised version of the received
Siddhanta of the Brahmapaksha school.
❖ Later, Brahmagupta moved to
Ujjain, another major center for
astronomy, and became the head
of the astronomical observatory.
❖ At the age of 67, he composed his
next well-known work,
Khandakhādyaka, which was a
practical manual of Indian
astronomy in the Karana category. I
It was meant to be used by
students.
❖ Brahmagupta died in 668 AD, Brahmagupta (598–668 AD)
presumably in Ujjain.

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BRAHMASPHUTASIDDHANTA – TREAT ZERO AS A NUMBER
❖ One of the most
significant contributions of
Brahmagupta to
mathematics was the
introduction of ‘zero’ to
the number system. It
stood for ‘nothing’.
❖ His work, the
‘Brahmasphutasiddhanta’,
which contained many
mathematical findings
written in verse form, is
probably the earliest
known text to treat zero
Brahmagupta’s rules for dealing with zero and as a number in its own
negative numbers right.
❖ It had several rules of arithmetics, which is an element of
mathematical solutions now.
❖ Brahmagupta created the basic mathematical rules for dealing
with zero, such as 1 + 0 = 1; 1 – 0 = 1; and 1 x 0 = 0. Although
his understanding of division by zero was incomplete, he even
thought that 1 ÷ 0 = 0.
❖ Bhaskara II, an Indian mathematician in the 12th century,
showed that the answer should be infinity, not zero (because
ONE can be divided into an infinite number of pieces of size
ZERO). This answer was considered correct for a long time.
❖ However, this logic doesn’t explain why 2 ÷ 0, 7 ÷ 0, etc., should
also be zero. The modern view is that a number divided by zero
is actually “undefined”.
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❖ Brahmagupta was the one to give the area of a triangle and the
important rules of trigonometry, including values of the sin
function.
❖ Brahmagupta introduced the formula for cyclic quadrilaterals.
❖ He additionally gave the value of ‘Pi’ as square root tend to be
accurate and 3 as the practical value.
❖ He also introduced the concept of negative numbers.

CONTRIBUTION TO SCIENCE AND ASTRONOMY

❖ Brahmagupta argued that Earth, as well as the universe, is

round and not flat.
❖ Brahmagupta was the first person to use mathematics to predict
the positions of the planets and the timings of the lunar and solar
eclipses.
❖ He additionally calculated the length of the solar year, which was
365 days, 5 minutes, and 19 seconds. This calculation is quite
accurate based on today’s calculation of 365 days, 5 hours and
19 seconds.
❖ Brahmagupta also talked about ‘gravity’ in one of his statements,
stating: ‘Bodies fall towards the earth as it is in the nature of the
earth to attract bodies, just as it is in the nature of water to flow’.
DEATH

❖ Brahmagupta died between 660 and 670. He is considered to be

one of the greatest mathematicians in Indian history. His
contributions to mathematics and science have made major
differences to several mathematical problems by establishing the
basic rules that currently allow us to find their solutions.
❖ He was given the title of ‘Ganita Chakra Chudamani’ by a fellow
scientist, which is translated as ‘the gem of the circle of
mathematicians’. KIDSKONNECT.COM
Name: ________________________________

Cube or Circle?
One of the most significant contributions of
Brahmagupta to mathematics was the introduction of
‘zero’ to the number system. It stood for ‘nothing’. Below
are statements about Brahmagupta’s treatment of zero
as a number. If it is true, color the cube, and if it is false,
color the circle.

Brahmasphutasiddhanta contains text that treats zero

as a number in its own right.

Brahmagupta was the one to give the ‘Pi’ of a triangle.

Brahmagupta created the basic mathematical rules for

dealing with zero.

Brahmagupta also introduced the concept of negative

numbers.

Bhaskara II showed that the answer of division by zero

should be infinity, not zero.

The modern view is that a number divided by zero is

actually infinite.

Bhaskara II thought that 1 ÷ 0 = 0.

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 Cube or Circle?

Answer key

Brahmasphutasiddhanta contains text that treats zero

as a number in its own right.

Brahmagupta was the one to give the ‘Pi’ of a triangle.

Brahmagupta created the basic mathematical rules for

dealing with zero.

Brahmagupta also introduced the concept of negative

numbers.

Bhaskara II showed that the answer of division by zero

should be infinity, not zero.

The modern view is that a number divided by zero is

actually infinite.

Bhaskara II thought that 1 ÷ 0 = 0.

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