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Unlike other prominent ancient Indian astronomers, Varāhamihira does not mention his date. [1] . However, based on hints in his works, modern scholars date him to the 6th century CE; possibly, he also lived during the last years of the 5th century. [2]
Varahamihira (born 505, Ujjain, India—died 587, Ujjain) was an Indian philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician, author of the Pancha-siddhantika (“Five Treatises”), a compendium of Greek, Egyptian, Roman, and Indian astronomy.
Varahamihira, also called Varaha or Mihira, was an Indian philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician, and is well known for authoring the Pancha-Siddhantikaa (“Five Treatises”), a compendium of Greek, Egyptian, Roman, and Indian astronomy. Q2.
Oct 8, 2024 · Varahamihira, also known as Varaha or Mihira, was a philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician from India who lived in the first half of the sixth century. He was one of the Malwa king Yashodharman Vikramaditya's "Nine Jewels" (Navaratnas).
Varahamihira was an Indian astrologer whose main work was a treatise on mathematical astronomy which summarised earlier astronomical treatises. He discovered a version of Pascal's triangle and worked on magic squares.
Sep 13, 2016 · Varahamihira (also known as Varaha Mihira) is considered to be one of the Nine Gems (Navaratnas) of the court of legendary ancient ruler Yashodharman, who was famous in central India, in the 6th century.
Oct 28, 2024 · An Indian mathematician named Varahamihira was born in the first half of the sixth century. One of Chandragupta II's nine gems (Navaratnas), Varahamihira was a resident of Ujjain. The five astronomical treatises known as Panchasiddhantaka were written by him.
Born around 500 CE in the Avanti region to an astronomer called Adityadasa, Varahamihira is a Hindu polymath. He was known to be one of the 9 jewels in the court of Yashodharam Vikramaditya of Malwa, who was famous in central India during the 6th century.
Aug 11, 2021 · The great sage Varahamihira who is known to have lived from 505 CE to 587 CE in Ujjain was an astrologer, astronomer and polymath expert.
Varāhamihira, M. Ramakrishna Bhat. Motilal Banarsidass, 1981 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Sanskrit - 561 pages. The Brhat Samhita of Varahamihira is an Encyclopaedia of astrological and...
