Tuesday, February 19, 2008

BRAHMA GUPTA

EVEN THOUGH THE CONCEPT OF ZERO WAS KNOWN EARLIER, IT WAS BRAHMA GUPTA WHO FIRST FRAMED RULES OF OPERATIONS WITH ZERO SYSTEMATICALLY.HE IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE FATHER OF THE BRANCH 'NUMERICAL ANALYSIS'.HE TREATED ARITHMATICS AND ALGEBRA AS SEPARATE BRANCHES.HE CRITICIZED ARYABHATTA WHO SAID THAT EARTH WAS NOT SATTIONARY.

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