Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c4.s3.t5.6

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Brahmagupta was a bitter opponent of Āryabhaṭa I, though in his *Khaṇḍakhādyaka*, in his old days he seems to have recognised Āryabhaṭa's merit and adopted one of the system of Āryabhaṭa's astronomy. Brahmagupta holds a place in the history of Indian Civilisation. His works which were translated into Arabic seem to have influenced Arabian astronomy and mathematics in the 8th century A.D. possibly before Arabian scholars came to know about Ptolemy's work.¹